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Health Insurance and COBRA–what should I do now that there’s a subsidy?

May 10th, 2009 2 Comments

A couple of months ago I did an article on COBRA coverage: how it works, and why you should or shouldn’t take it. Now that there’s a subsidy of 65% for people involuntarily terminated after September 1, 2008, the picture changes somewhat. Depending on how much the 35% you have to pay is, that 65% [...]

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COBRA and Health Insurance–Do you have to pay through the nose, or is there a way to save?

March 6th, 2009 2 Comments

COBRA–good news or bad news? These days people are either losing their jobs, their health insurance or both. What do you do? I know people aren’t always thrilled with their group health insurance plans but it’s scarier to think of being uninsured if you’ve ever heard the costs one can incur. But then you find [...]

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