Qualifying events are certain events that would cause an individual to lose health coverage. The type of qualifying event will determine who the qualified beneficiaries are and the amount of time that a plan must offer the health coverage to them under COBRA. A plan, at its discretion, may provide longer periods of continuation coverage. […]
If you are leaving your job, either voluntarily or as the result of a layoff or workforce reduction, you may be offered continued health insurance coverage through a plan called COBRA. COBRA is an acronym for the plan that gave rise to this special form of health insurance coverage – namely the Consolidated Omnibus Budget […]