{"id":6270,"date":"2010-05-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-03T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/2010\/05\/03\/reminder-cobra-subsidy-extended-6\/"},"modified":"2010-05-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-03T04:00:00","slug":"reminder-cobra-subsidy-extended-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/reminder-cobra-subsidy-extended-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminder: COBRA subsidy extended","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
As reported in mid-April,\u00a0the eligibility period for the COBRA subsidy was extended by Congress through May 31.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
COBRA is a federal program that\u00a0permits those who lose their jobs and employer-provided health care to retain their health care through out-of-pocket payments equivalent to what they and the employer previously were paying. The subsidy helps bridge the financial gap.<\/p>\n
If a person qualifies for the reduced COBRA premium rate, they would be responsible for payment of only 35 percent of the current COBRA monthly premium for a period of between\u00a012 and\u00a015 months. All other provisions of the prior legislation remain the same. <\/p>\n
If you have further questions on the COBRA subsidy extension, you may contact UnitedHealthcare at (800) 842-5252.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As reported in mid-April,\u00a0the eligibility period for the COBRA subsidy was extended by Congress through May 31. COBRA is a federal program that\u00a0permits those who lose their jobs and employer-provided health care to retain their health care through out-of-pocket payments equivalent to what they and the employer previously were paying. The subsidy helps bridge the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27,9],"tags":[203,399,400],"member_types":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n