The interaction between employer-provided retiree medical coverage and COBRA[1] is complex. Many employers incorrectly assume they do not have to offer COBRA at retirement if they offer a retiree ...

Both companies and their C-suite executives should be mindful of the interactions between COBRA and Medicare and their implications when negotiating a severance or retirement arrangement. This is ...

The following contains important information about your right to COBRA continuation coverage, which is a temporary extension of coverage under the Plan. This information explains COBRA continuation ...

Editor’s Note: See Q for a discussion of the special rules that were enacted in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A plan may require a qualified beneficiary to pay a premium for continuation ...

The move will ultimately allow these unemployed workers to receive a 65 percent subsidy for COBRA premiums under the federal economic stimulus package. Gov. Beverly Perdue signed legislation Thursday ...

Editor’s Note: ARRA 2009 provided a temporary premium subsidy for COBRA continuation coverage for certain unemployed workers. An insured or self-funded group health plan maintained by an employer to ...