COBRA news from FierceHealthcare
NewsYour new editor endures the trials of health insurance
I'm thrilled to be FierceHealthcare's newest Editor. Although I must admit: The thrill of this new job, including my shiny desk and the smell of a new reporter's notebook, was somewhat hampered by Read more...
Medicare payment cut delay removed from jobs bill
In an effort to shave the job-creation bill down from $85 billion to $15 billion, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) yesterday removed a provision that would have extended a delay to a 21.2 Read more...
More uninsured likely as COBRA subsidy expires
Today is a difficult day for many Americans who have been laid off but were maintaining health coverage through their employers. This is the last day, at least for now, that the federal government Read more...
Rising unemployment spurs insurers worries about increased COBRA claims
Insurance giant, Wellpoint says it's worried about the decline in customers and spikes in recently laid off enrollees who rely on employer sponsored COBRA coverage. This will dramatically affect Read more...
Study: Recession boosting use of consumer-driven health plans
Here's a sign of the times. According to a new study from HealthLeaders-InterStudy, more employers are choosing consumer-driven health plans as a method of cutting their health costs during the Read more...
Cobra coverage may last longer for newly laid off workers in CA
A new bill introduced in California may add as much as nine months to Cobra insurance coverage for workers laid off from smaller companies with up to 20 employees. The federal stimulus would fuel a Read more...
Stimulus package includes moratorium on Medicaid changes
Hospital officials seem to be in luck. The $790 billion economic stimulus package, which has now been agreed upon in principle by lawmakers after a contentious debate, included a number of items that Read more...
COBRA unaffordable for many
According to the Commonwealth Fund, most workers who lose their jobs cannot afford to continue their healthcare coverage through COBRA, the 1985 law that allows workers to keep their job-based health Read more...
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