On March 2, 2010, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 4691, the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 by a vote of 78-19. This Senate action follows House passage of H.R. 4691 on February 25, 2010. The President immediately signed this bill into law on March 2, 2010.
Filed under: ARRA, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, COBRA, Economic Stimulus, Legislation, Regulations | Tagged: COBRA; ARRA; Premium Subsidy | 2 Comments »
Last week the House of Representatives just approved a bill that extends the ARRA COBRA premium subsidy for involuntary terminations of employment that occur through 3/31 and addresses the situation where a reduction of hours is followed by an involuntary termination of employment.
Filed under: ARRA, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, COBRA | Tagged: COBRA; ARRA; Premium Subsidy | 1 Comment »
We are pleased to announce the launch of our online, self-service COBRA and Flexible Spending Account setup program accessible from www.BASusa.com – look for the link in the lower portion of the home page titled “Buy Online.”
Filed under: Administration, COBRA | Leave a Comment »
We are pleased to announce our new two-phase, online rate renewal process for COBRA administration clients
Filed under: Administration, COBRA | Leave a Comment »
H. R. 3326-64 extends COBRA premium subsidy and requires new notification.
Filed under: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, COBRA, Department of Labor, Legislation | Tagged: ARRA, COBRA, Premium Subsidy | 1 Comment »
U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration December 23 2009 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), as amended on December 19, 2009 by the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 (2010 DOD Act) provides for premium reductions for health benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, commonly called [...]
Filed under: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, COBRA, Department of Labor, Legislation, Regulations | Leave a Comment »
Phyllis C. Borzi, Assistant Secretary of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today released the following statement regarding the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) and the recent extension of the premium reduction under the COBRA subsidy:
Filed under: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, COBRA, Legislation | 4 Comments »
Defense appropriations bill passes Senate 88-10, clears way for healDefense appropriations bill passes Senate 88-10, clears way for health bill
Filed under: Administration, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, COBRA, Legislation | Leave a Comment »
Representative Joe Sestak (D-PA), a member of the House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee, introduced the Extended COBRA Continuation Protection Act (H.R. 3930) on October 26, 2009. The measure would amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to extend the eligibility period and maximum period for COBRA premium assistance. Currently, eligibility for the nine-month subsidy is limited to individuals who have been involuntarily terminated from employment on or after September 1, 2008, through December 31, 2009 and who lose coverage during that period.
Filed under: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, COBRA, Economic Stimulus, Legislation, Regulations | Tagged: ARRA, COBRA, Extension | 36 Comments »
Aetna has published a sample of the form client employers may use to attest to a involuntary separation eligible for ARRA. Follow the link in this posting for access to the form.
Filed under: PA Mini-COBRA | Tagged: PA Mini-COBRA | Leave a Comment »
