About COBRA Health
Coverage
COBRA
health coverage provides certain former employees, retirees,
spouses, former spouses, and dependent children the right to
temporary continuation of health coverage at group
rates.
This
coverage, however, is only available when coverage is lost due
to certain specific events.
Group
coverage for COBRA participants is usually more expensive
than health coverage for active employees, since usually the
employer pays a part of the premium for active employees while
COBRA participants generally pay the entire premium
themselves. It is ordinarily less expensive, though, than
individual health coverage.
To be
eligible for COBRA health coverage, you must have been enrolled
in your employer's health insurance plan when you worked and
the health plan must continue to be in effect for active
employees.
COBRA
health coverage is available upon the occurrence of a
qualifying event that would, except for the COBRA health
coverage, cause an individual to lose his or her health care
coverage.
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