The following are qualifying events for a covered employee if they cause the covered employee to lose coverage: Termination of the employee’s employment for any reason other than “gross misconduct”; ...

It is a common practice for employers to offer employees a health care flexible spending account (“Health FSA”) option under a cafeteria plan. However, employers (and their COBRA administrators) may ...

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA” or the “Act”), the latest COVID-19 relief bill, into law. Under ARPA, employers will generally be obligated to ...

Editor’s Note: ARRA 2009 provided a temporary premium subsidy for COBRA continuation coverage for certain unemployed workers. An insured or self-funded group health plan maintained by an employer to ...

Danielle Capilla is the vice president of compliance and employee benefits at Alera Group. Views are author's own. Since its passage in 1985, COBRA has allowed qualified individuals who lose their ...

Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc. SUMMARY: These proposed regulations contain amendments to notice requirements of the health care continuation coverage (COBRA) provisions of Part 6 of title I ...

Carolyn McClanahan, CFP, MD, is the founder and president of Life Planning Partners, Inc. She is a contributor to CNBC, Investopedia, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post, and a ...

In 86 questions and answers, the IRS in Notice 2021-31 gave employers, health care plans, and insurers background and clarifications on how to provide premium assistance for COBRA health care ...

Life is full of changes. Children grow up, employees retire or change jobs. It's a potentially devastating error to go without insurance during a change in family ...

<div class="Section1">If an eligible individual was enrolled in the monthly HCTC program during the tax year, they were sent a Form 1099-H, Health Coverage Tax Credit ...