"Only 57% of non-elderly workers and their adult dependents were potentially eligible for COBRA in 1999. Those who are not potentially eligible failed to qualify because they did not have employer-sponsored health insurance, were employed at small firms that are not required to offer a COBRA option, or were self-employed. Implications: Even if a large share of the potential COBRA eligibles used a new subsidy to purchase coverage, many adults could still not be covered under COBRA."  MORE >>