New COBRA Notices, Etc

[NWBenefitProvider]

I found this article very helpful. If you administer COBRA for groups, you need to know this.

Also, those of us who work with small employers need to make sure they are informing their employees about the exchanges by October 1st.

The link has sample notices.

DOL Issues Model COBRA Election and Exchange Notices

 

[ABC]

It will be interesting to see if any elects cobra in the future.

With GI in the individual market, the only reason you would elect cobra is because your OPM has already been met.

There may be other reason to keep the Cobra but I really can't think of them.

 

[stuy119]

It will be interesting to see if any elects cobra in the future.

With GI in the individual market, the only reason you would elect cobra is because your OPM has already been met.

There may be other reason to keep the Cobra but I really can't think of them.

Speaking of, will there be carryover credit from one plan to another (or even from group to indy) now? State and/or carrier specific?

 

[ABC]

Speaking of, will there be carryover credit from one plan to another (or even from group to indy) now? State and/or carrier specific?

I doubt it, traditionally you have had to move from group to group to get the carry over credit and show EOBs.

I know of no carrier that will except a credit from group to individual.

Then again there may be some law in that 2,000+ pages that says you have too.