Comments on: More COBRA Questions http://administrativearts.com/2009/11/11/more-cobra-questions/ The art of being an Administrative Assistant. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:43:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jodith http://administrativearts.com/2009/11/11/more-cobra-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-1329 Jodith Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:51:46 +0000 http://administrativearts.com/?p=587#comment-1329 If your company's policy is that you pay your own premiums for 6 months and then transfer to COBRA, then that is what should happen. Have you talked to the person at your company that handles benefits? You should receive your COBRA letter from your employer within 44 days of your health insurance ending. If you don't, they are in violation of the COBRA laws. If they haven't contacted you, then you should contact them, since you could lose all access to COBRA if you aren't signed up within the time limit. All they have to do to meet guidelines is to mail the COBRA notification letter by first class mail to your last known address. If the letter is lost in the mail or you have moved, they are not responsible. So be sure and call them and find out what's happening. Good luck. If your company’s policy is that you pay your own premiums for 6 months and then transfer to COBRA, then that is what should happen. Have you talked to the person at your company that handles benefits? You should receive your COBRA letter from your employer within 44 days of your health insurance ending. If you don’t, they are in violation of the COBRA laws. If they haven’t contacted you, then you should contact them, since you could lose all access to COBRA if you aren’t signed up within the time limit. All they have to do to meet guidelines is to mail the COBRA notification letter by first class mail to your last known address. If the letter is lost in the mail or you have moved, they are not responsible. So be sure and call them and find out what’s happening.

Good luck.

]]> By: Christine Ding http://administrativearts.com/2009/11/11/more-cobra-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-1228 Christine Ding Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:23:34 +0000 http://administrativearts.com/?p=587#comment-1228 I am an employee on an approved two year personal leave. According to the company policy, I can extend my coverage thru the company pay for the initial 6 months (I pay all the premium, the same rate as cobra), and then for the remaining 18 months, I will be covered by cobra. I paid the initial 6 months already, and now it should be transferred to cobra. However, it seems my info is lost here. I am afraid if the company stops providing me with any benefits, what can I do? Will I still be eligible for cobra? If I tell them I will not return to work, would that trigger my cobra coverage? I am an employee on an approved two year personal leave. According to the company policy, I can extend my coverage thru the company pay for the initial 6 months (I pay all the premium, the same rate as cobra), and then for the remaining 18 months, I will be covered by cobra. I paid the initial 6 months already, and now it should be transferred to cobra. However, it seems my info is lost here.

I am afraid if the company stops providing me with any benefits, what can I do? Will I still be eligible for cobra? If I tell them I will not return to work, would that trigger my cobra coverage?

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