With high, lingering unemployment (11.0 % as of March, 2010), many Alabama families have been forced off their employer - based health coverage and have found themselves unable to afford an extension of health benefits through
the COBRA health insurance program.
When
COBRA bites, bite back If you lose your job, your one hope for
health insurance is usually
COBRA, the federally mandated
program that allows you to keep your old job's
health insurance for 18 months (if you pay for it).
There's a crazy little
program called
COBRA — the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act — that will let you and your family keep your
health insurance, including any group dental benefits provided by your employer, for a limited period of time (usually 18 or 36 months).
Usually those who do not have access to Group
Health coverage sponsored by employer (people who are self - employed, leave their job or start another job that does not provide adequate health insurance, or those who run out of COBRA benefits) and do not qualify for public programs, have to buy Individual Health Insurance cov
Health coverage sponsored by employer (people who are self - employed, leave their job or start another job that does not provide adequate
health insurance, or those who run out of COBRA benefits) and do not qualify for public programs, have to buy Individual Health Insurance cov
health insurance, or those who run out of COBRA benefits) and do not qualify for public programs, have to buy Individual Health Insurance
insurance, or those who run out of
COBRA benefits) and do not qualify for public
programs, have to buy Individual
Health Insurance cov
Health Insurance Insurance coverage.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana: BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana has everything from
COBRA for those who have lost jobs and are looking for gap
health insurance to RxBlue the prescription medicine
program for
health insurance.