The special enrollment period for those elgible for the COBRA Subsidy Program is coming to a close tommorrow. The program was available to anyone who lost their jobs between September 1, 2008 and March 17, 2009. With the COBRA Subsidy Program ending, some options for families in need of individual health insurance coverage include: Enroll [...]
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New York Proposes to Change Health Insurance Regulation
According to Valerie Bauman at Newsday.com, New York’s Governor David Paterson wants to ensure health insurance is more affordable by requiring health insurance companies to get state approval if they are going to raise premiums. This bill is one of four that Paterson has proposed to help people who can’t afford private health insurance, but [...]
Another COBRA Insurance Site
AllWebLeads an Austin based insurance lead aggregater has launched a COBRA insurance information site, to help laid off individuals educate themselves about COBRA and COBRA alternatives. The website is www.cobra-insurance.com Previously ehealthinsurance.com as well as other health insurance companies have launched stand alone websites that provide COBRA related educational resources. Individual health insurance plans are [...]
Unemployed Health Insurance Guide
Healthinsurancefinders.com has recently published a 2009 Guide for Health insurance for the Unemployed. The free report can be found at http://www.healthinsurancefinders.com/unemployed/guide/ According to a press release announcing the publishing of the report, the objective of the report is to empower the recently unemployed to become more knowledgeable about finding and purchasing the best health insurance [...]
Cobra Subsidy Law – Impact on New York Health Insurance Agents
The New COBRA Subsidy Bill that subsidizes COBRA payments for workers who have recently lost their jobs, is causing some difficulties for New York health insurance agents. The subsidy pays for 65% of an eligible workers COBRA health insurance premiums for up to 9mo. However, COBRA health coverage, and subsidy, do not apply to employer [...]
Kentucky Health Insurance Assistance
The deadline for unemployed Kentucky residents to apply for health insurance assistance has been extended. Under the plan, the state will provide 65% premium subsidization to those who have been involuntarily terminated between 9/1/2008 and 12/31/2009, for up to 9 months. Those individuals who are eligible for subsidized Kentucky health insurance premiums will be notified [...]
Need Health Insurance?
In today’s economy many individuals and families are losing their health insurance coverage for a variety of reasons, including job loss. There are many viable options for the uninsured, and if you have been unfortunate enough to be in that situation you should explore these options and obtain coverage. Individual Health Insurance – The best [...]
COBRA Calculator
A recent press release by eHealthinsurance.com introduces the launch of a COBRA Subsidy Calculator that can be found on their sister website CobraLearning.com. The tool was developed to help educate unemployed Americans about how the new stimulus package will effect their COBRA coverage costs as well as what other affordable health insurance options are available. [...]
COBRA Alternatives
As you know, COBRA coverage allows individuals and families the right to continue their group health insurance coverage for up to 18 months if they lose their coverage due to being laid off for example. However, COBRA only protects people who work in companies with over 20 employees and if the organization is still in [...]
