The Temporary Extension Act of 2010 has been approved and signed into law. This Act, once again, extends subsidies for certain COBRA participants.
Employees who were/are involuntarily terminated between 9/1/2008 and 3/31/2010 are eligible for up to 15 months of COBRA subsidies now. As you know, this means your company is paying 65% of the COBRA premium but can receive reimbursement from the government. You’re merely having to go through the administrative nightmare, then having to wait months for reimbursement.
Given this Act, I won’t be surprised to hear that the subsidies are extended even longer given the current high unemployment rates. I guess we’ll have to wait and see!
You can check out the details of the law at http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/cobra.html.
