COBRA premiums and Flexplans

[Guest motor]

Hi Folks,

I hope you can help me out with this...

I have a person that wishes to claim the COBRA premiums from a former employer through the current employer's flexplan.

Can this be done?

TIA

Kevin

[Alf]

Does the cafeteria plan allow third-party or individual insurance policy premiums to be run through? It is legal, but most cafeteria plans don't because of uncertainty on many fronts. My guess is that COBRA would be the same.

Oops - I just re-read the question and it says flexplans. I don't think you can run any premiums through a flexible spending account if that is what you are referring to. Maybe someone else can confirm that COBRA premiums are prohibited too. My first paragraph refers to the basic premuim-only portion of a cafeteria plan, not a flexible spending account.