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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] Court Reduces Award of Unreimbursed Medical Expenses and Sustains Attorneys' Fee Award Following Second Appeal [Guidance Overview] Additional Guidance on COBRA Subsidy (PDF) [Guidance Overview] COBRA Continuation Health Coverage Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (PDF) [Guidance Overview] DOL Request for Additional Comments Pertaining to Procedures for Review of Denial of COBRA Subsidy [Guidance Overview] DOL Comment Request Includes Form Letter to Contact Plan Administrator Regarding COBRA Subsidy Denial [Guidance Overview] Pennsylvania Enacts Mini-COBRA Law [Guidance Overview] New IRS Q&As Related to COBRA Premium Subsidy (PDF) [Guidance Overview] COBRA Premium Subsidy: More Guidance from IRS, CMS and DOL [Guidance Overview] Pennsylvania Mini-COBRA Law Now in Effect [Guidance Overview] Pennsylvania Legislation's Affect on Group Health Plans [Guidance Overview] More IRS Q&As on COBRA Premium Assistance Subsidy [Guidance Overview] More IRS Guidance on COBRA Subsidy Recession Hits COBRA Continuation Coverage, According to Survey [Guidance Overview] Recent Additional Guidance Issued on COBRA Subsidy Rules [Guidance Overview] Employee's COBRA Notice Claim Dismissed: Employer Offered Sufficient Evidence That Notice Was Properly Sent [Guidance Overview] CMS Form and Instructions for Requesting Expedited Review of COBRA Premium Assistance Denial [Guidance Overview] Minnesota Enacts COBRA Subsidy and Notice Requirement [Guidance Overview] Pennsylvania Senate Backs Expansion of Mini-COBRA for State Residents [Official Guidance] IRS Posts New Q&As on COBRA Premium Subsidy Issues Information and Case Management of COBRA Subsidy Denials Being Provided by Outsourced Private Firm [Official Guidance] Text of Spanish Language Version of DOL Form for Participants' Use in Requesting COBRA Premium Subsidy Denials (PDF) [Guidance Overview] DOL Issues Details of Appeal Process for COBRA Subsidy Denials [Guidance Overview] Employer Loses Bid to Avoid Trial on Alleged Failure to Provide COBRA Initial and Election Notices [Guidance Overview] No COBRA Qualifying Event Where Health Insurance Was Canceled Due to Employer's Non-Payment of Premiums [Guidance Overview] Overview of COBRA Premium Reduction Guidance in IRS Notice 2009-27 (PDF) Delta Pilots Union OKs Buyout Plan New York Employers Brace for COBRA Law to Strike Getting it Right in Reductions in Force: How to Minimize Legal Risks (PDF) [Guidance Overview] Election Notice Sent to Last-Known Address of Employee Terminated After Medical Leave Complied With COBRA [Guidance Overview] Wisconsin Legislature Passes Act Creating Extended Election Right for Wisconsin COBRA [Official Guidance] DOL Explanation to Employees: Appealing a Denial of COBRA Premium Subsidy, Including Online Filing Procedure [Guidance Overview] Fiduciary Liability Insurance Policy Does Not Cover COBRA Violation [Guidance Overview] DOL Unveils COBRA Appeals Process DOL Will Seek Public Comment on Draft Request Form for COBRA Subsidy Denial Reviews [Guidance Overview] Issues for Employers Implementing the New COBRA Subsidy (PDF) Though They Are Reimbursed, Firms Claim COBRA Cash-Flow Woes California Assembly OKs Bill for Workers at Small Firms to Get COBRA Subsidy Reporting of COBRA Subsidy [Guidance Overview] COBRA Initial Notice Provided to New Employee Within 19 Days of Becoming Covered by Group Health Plan Was Timely [Guidance Overview] IRS's Additional Q&As on COBRA Premium Assistance Subsidy [Guidance Overview] DOL and CMS Request for Comments on Draft Application for Expedited Review of COBRA Subsidy Denials [Guidance Overview] COBRA Not Required Following Sham Termination of Employment DOL Close to Issuing Appeals Form for ARRA COBRA Premium Subsidy Program [Guidance Overview] 'Sham' Termination Did not Trigger COBRA Eligibility [Guidance Overview] IRS Confirms No Information-Reporting Requirement for COBRA Subsidy Oregon Senate Passes Bill That Extends Federal Health Insurance Subsidy for Small Business Workers Recently Laid Off [Guidance Overview] COBRA Premium Subsidy Triggers Changes for Small Employers Under State Mini-Cobra Laws [Guidance Overview] No Penalties for Employer Not Providing COBRA Election Notice for Life Insurance Plan Health Insurance Subsidy for Laid-Off Workers Has Holes [Guidance Overview] Government Guidance Clarification of Some COBRA Premium Subsidy Issues [Guidance Overview] Paychex Answers Small Business Questions on Stimulus Act Concerns Ohio Mini-COBRA Law Changes Kansas Incorporates COBRA Extension into State Law COBRA Changes for Workers May Squeeze Their Former Employers States Act to Help People Laid Off from Small Firms (PDF) [Official Guidance] The New Continuation Statute in Rhode Island Relating to Insurance - Extended Medical Benefits [Guidance Overview] COBRA Subsidy Provision Effects on COBRA Premiums when Employee has Same-Sex Spouse or Domestic Partner [Guidance Overview] COBRA Guidance Highlights Potential Problem Areas Rhode Island Law Expands COBRA Coverage to Former Employees of Small Businesses [Guidance Overview] COBRA Worries Cash-Poor Businesses: Firms Must Pay Now, Wait for Reimbursement 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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