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Benefits in the News > By Subject > Health plan admin - COBRA Now Viewing Recent Headlines View Excerpts and Recent Headlines [Guidance Overview] Year End Update Regarding COBRA Subsidy [Guidance Overview] Court Refuses to Impose Separate Penalties for Multiple Beneficiaries Affected by a Single COBRA Notice Violation [Guidance Overview] DOL's Expedited Review of Health Plan's Denial of ARRA COBRA Premium The COBRA Subsidy and Health Insurance for the Unemployed (PDF) The Health Insurance Options When COBRA Runs Out Congress Considering Extensions of COBRA Premium Subsidy [Guidance Overview] IRS Explaination of How COBRA Premium Subsidy Is Reimbursed When Subsidy Exceeds the Employer's Payroll Tax Liability Senate Bill Would Boost, Extend Federal COBRA Subsidy Small Business Employees Are 50% More Likely To Lose Health Care Coverage [Guidance Overview] 2009 Year-End Health and Welfare Issues COBRA Expansion Bills Introduced [Guidance Overview] Bill Would Extend and Expand COBRA Subsidy Program [Guidance Overview] IRS Rapidly Begins COBRA Subsidy Audits House Bill Would Extend COBRA [Guidance Overview] New Treasury Regulations Require Group Health Plans to Self-Report Excise Tax Liability Wellpoint and Other Health Insurers Say Claim Costs Increasing with COBRA and the Flu IRS Personnel Share Unofficial Comments on Compliance Issues with ABA Employee Benefits Committee [Guidance Overview] Employer That Did Not Comply with Health Plan's COBRA Notice Requirements Is Not Entitled to Stop-Loss Reimbursement IRS Representatives Address Employee Benefits Issues at Meeting Administrative Hassles from COBRA Subsidy Limited Usefulness [Guidance Overview] Missed COBRA Qualifying Events Cause Forfeiture of Stop Loss Coverage COBRA Assistance May Be Extended: President, Congress Weighing Options on Premium Subsidy [Guidance Overview] IRS Final Regs on COBRA, HIPAA and HSA Penalty Reporting, Clarifies HSA Comparability Rules Obama Administration Mulls Extending COBRA Subsidy [Guidance Overview] Former Employees Have No Claim Against Bankrupt Employer for Unpaid Medical Bills, But Can Seek Unpaid Employee Health Premiums [Guidance Overview] No COBRA for Former Spouse Who Did Not Provide Timely Notice of Divorce [Guidance Overview] Mental Health Parity: Is Your Health Plan Ready? [Guidance Overview] IRS and Treasury Officials Provide Informal Views on COBRA Premium Subsidy Issues [Guidance Overview] Recent New York Laws Affect Health and Welfare Plans [Guidance Overview] IRS Updates Its Website Sept. 2 to Provide More Guidance on COBRA Premium Subsidy [Guidance Overview] New Law Will Have Significant Impact on Group Health Plans Insured in New York (PDF) [Guidance Overview] No Small-Employer Exception Where Lack of Time Records Prevents Counting Commission-Only Employees as Part-Time [Guidance Overview] Ohio Health Reforms Mandate Cafeteria Plans, Expand Access for Adult Children and Increase State COBRA Coverage Period (PDF) IRS's New Webpage With Q&As for Employees and Former Employees on COBRA Premium Subsidy [Guidance Overview] IRS Reminder to Public About COBRA Subsidy Ineligibility Notice and Penalties [Guidance Overview] COBRA Premium Payment Postmarked One Day After the End of the Grace Period Was Late Health Care Bills Would Offer the Unemployed Alternatives to COBRA [Guidance Overview] New York State Insurance Law Changes Extend Continuation Coverage and Dependent Coverage Under Insured Medical Plans EBSA Web Page on COBRA Rights Now Includes Video on Protecting Benefits After Job Loss [Official Guidance] COBRA Subsidy Recipients Who Later Become Eligible for Insurance Coverage Should Notify Their Former Employer to Avoid a Penalty [Guidance Overview] IRS Reminder That COBRA Subsidy Recipients Must Notify Plan of Other Coverage or Face Penalty [Guidance Overview] Changes to New York Insurance Rules Provide Longer Coverage for Terminated Employees and Dependents New York Laws Increase State COBRA Period and Age for Dependent Health Insurance Coverage (PDF) [Guidance Overview] MSP Rules Prohibit Terminating Group Health Plan Coverage Based Solely on ESRD Eligibility, Except as Permitted by COBRA [Guidance Overview] Pennsylvania's New Mini-COBRA Law Helps Additional Workers Hewitt Analysis Shows Average COBRA Enrollments Doubled Since Subsidy Became Available More Unemployed Workers Sign Up for COBRA Now [Guidance Overview] Domestic Partner's Right to Continued Health Coverage Under COBRA, Cal-COBRA and Analogous State Laws [Guidance Overview] New York State Expands Continuation Coverage for Insured Medical Plans [Guidance Overview] Group Health Plan Eligibility, COBRA and the Importance of Clear Leave of Absence Policies [Guidance Overview] New Law Makes Significant Changes to Group Health Plans Insured in New York: Dependent Coverage Extended and COBRA Protections Expanded Characteristics of People Insured through COBRA versus through a Current Job, 2005?2006 (PDF) [Guidance Overview] New York Extends COBRA Continuation Coverage [Guidance Overview] Pennsylvania Adopts Mini-COBRA Requirements for Small Employers with Health Insurance Plans New York Governor Signs Bills to Improve Health Insurance Access [Guidance Overview] Alternative Coverage Case Involving Premium Hike Raises COBRA Issues Managing Health Benefits in Challenging Times: Mercer Survey on Recession and Reform COBRA Expansion Added to House Health Reform Bill [Guidance Overview] Recent Legislation and Regulations Require Changes to Health and Welfare Benefit Plans Phyllis Borzi Confirmed by Senate as New EBSA Head Important word about authorship: BenefitsLink® (BenefitsLink.com) provides this page for you, containing selected hypertext links to pages on the web that our editors think will be useful or interesting to you. 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