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Are Laid Off or Furloughed Employees Eligible for Health Care Benefits?

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

12 May 202014 May 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has brought layoffs and furloughs to millions of workers across the United States. This bad news can be complicated for individuals with health care coverage through their employer. These employees are asking questions, such as “Do I still have […]

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Who Qualifies for COBRA?

Staff

25 Feb 202026 Apr 2021

COBRA allows individuals to temporarily continue their employer-sponsored health care coverage when certain qualifying events occur that would otherwise end the coverage. So who qualifies for COBRA and when? What Is COBRA? The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) was signed into […]

Employee Benefits

What’s Trending: The Top 10 of 2019

Staff

26 Dec 201926 Dec 2019

As we wrap up the year, we’re taking a look back at our Word on Benefits top posts of 2019. A lot has happened in the employee benefits industry this year! Here’s a list of our most popular stories of 2019. And […]

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D-I-V-O-R-C-E (Part 2) – Handling Health Care Benefits

Amanda Wilke, CEBS

20 Nov 201903 Dec 2019

As the old country song by Tammy Wynette demonstrates, what happens during a divorce can be tough to spell out. Divorce can be the source of great confusion for many, including employers. They have a number of actions to take related to […]

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How COBRA Interacts With HSAs, HRAs and FSAs

Anne Newhouse, CEBS

13 Feb 201928 Oct 2019

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, better known as COBRA, became law on April 7, 1986. The law provides for continuation of health coverage from an employer-sponsored group health plan after an employee experiences a qualifying event like a job termination […]

Health Care

Medicare and COBRA Coordination: What You Need to Know

Anne Newhouse, CEBS

17 Dec 201804 Nov 2019

Medicare and COBRA are both complex laws by themselves, but add the two together, and they require even more knowledge. If you’re the plan sponsor and have employees asking you for assistance, you know how difficult this topic is. To help, I’ve put […]