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Question of the Week - COBRA Disability Extension

Q.- Does a COBRA disability extension apply to dental and vision coverage, or is it for medical/Rx only?
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Question of the Week - EAP and COBRA

Q.- We have an employee assistance plan (EAP) for our employees. Do we have to offer employees the right to continue participating in the EAP under COBRA?
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Question of the Week - COBRA After Dependent Eligibility Audit

Q.- We conducted a dependent eligibility audit and found about 30 people who were enrolled in our health plan as a dependent but didn’t meet the plan’s eligibility ...
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Question of the Week - Paying for COBRA

Q- How long does a former employee have to pay for COBRA coverage?
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Question of the Week - Multiple Coverage and COBRA

Q.- A person is enrolled in a group health plan with Company A for many years and then gets a second job with Company B and enrolls in their group health plan as well ...
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Question of the Week - Second Qualifying Event Notice

Q.- A COBRA continuant wants to extend her 18 months of COBRA due to divorce, but she didn’t tell us about the divorce until her 18 months of COBRA is finishing. Do we ...
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Question of the Week - Domestic Partners and COBRA

Q.- We are revising our health plan eligibility requirements and will no longer cover domestic partners. Do we have to offer a COBRA election to the covered domestic ...
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Question of the Week - Enrollment After COBRA

Q:- If a member exhausts COBRA, how long do they have to enroll onto their new employer’s medical plan (assuming the waiting period was satisfied)?
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Question of the Week - Aging Out and COBRA

Q.- We are struggling with how we are to know when dependents turn 26 and lose coverage under our health plan. Are we required to track dependent ages and provide COBRA ...
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Question of the Week - COBRA for Change in Status

Q.- Do we need to send a COBRA notice to an employee’s child who turns age 26 and ages out of our plan? The employee clearly knows our plan’s eligibility requirements ...
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