Employer forgot to cancel coverage after lay off

[DayTimer]

If I remember correctly, the employer is REQUIRED to give timely notification of COBRA rights to employees. The penalties for not complying are severe.

And your friend may be able to use the fact that the employer "forgot" to cancel the coverage as evidence that the employer did not perform its legal obligations. I am not a lawyer and I am not a workplace group health insurance agent. Just offering an observation on what jumped off the web page as I read this thread.

 

[somarco]

Employers who fail to comply with the COBRA requirements can be required to pay a steep price. Failure to provide the COBRA election notice within this time period can subject employers to a penalty of up to $110 per day, as well as the cost of medical expenses incurred by the qualified beneficiary.


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[ReiQ]

I've been in this situation as well, and I highly recommend avoiding it. Usually, if you lose your job, you may have the right to continue your health insurance coverage for 18 months. However, you'll have to pay the entire premium. If you fail to pay your premiums and exhaust the grace period for plans offered in a health insurance marketplace, you will lose your insurance coverage. That's what happened to me, and I had to get an attorney to manage the situation after that. I was lucky enough to know some good lawyers from Garland Federal Criminal Defense Lawyers - Oberheiden, P.C. who helped me tremendously.

 

[goillini52]

well

Well what?

 

[LilyBrown]

$10000 for injections is too much. I hope it's something she really needed, not just some stupid plastic surgery thing. They're in a pickle here because it's the employers' fault they didn't cancel the coverage. I hope they didn't end up paying the $24000 to the insurance.
I would first call my lawyer from https://bsmlaw.com.au/our-services/arabic-speaking-lawyers/ and ask them what I can do in this situation. Everyone that lives in the USA needs a lawyer. It's very likely that you will be in a situation where you need a lawyer, and it's best to be prepared for it.

 

[somarco]

What are the crazy prices for injections??

If they made sense everyone would want one