COBRA is a law that helps people continue their employee medical insurance if they lose it. It can sometimes work alongside Medicare. COBRA continuation coverage helps people who have lost employee ...

Layoffs are still rippling through the workforce in early 2026: Amazon just announced it's laying off 16,000 workers; UPS is ...

Question: I am currently working but will be retiring as of 7-31. I will need COBRA insurance until I turn 65 in September. What advice do you have? Answer: The Consolidated Omnibus Budget ...

What happens if you lose your workplace health care coverage? It's an extremely common problem. Employer-provided insurance is America's most prevalent form of health care coverage, with nearly half ...

Thanks to a very generous federal subsidy of COBRA insurance payments for the unemployed, which ended on May 31, COBRA enrollment of employees laid off by large companies more than doubled, according ...

eHealthInsurance, the leading online source of medical insurance for individuals, families and small businesses, today announced that a COBRA subsidy calculator is available on its COBRA Learning ...

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 ...

ALBANY — A nationwide program to help the unemployed pay for health insurance is winding down, and those who lose their jobs after Dec. 31 won't be eligible. The so-called COBRA subsidy, unveiled last ...

Jennifer Richards of Park Ridge, Ill., is angry that her family's monthly health insurance bill tripled in August to $1,250 after her husband lost his job and health benefits. But as bad as that is, ...

Unless Congress acts, the federal COBRA subsidy to help laid-off workers pay for health insurance will expire May 31, and on Feb. 28 new applicants won’t have access to the subsidies, according to the ...

During a weak economy, most of us have at least thought about what would happen if we lost our jobs. But chances are, we have not thought much about the cost of losing our health insurance. Most of us ...