Jerry Geisel of businessinsurance.com is reporting that a component of the new economic stimulus packages signed into law by President Obama will allow involuntarily terminated employees to pay only 35% of the COBRA premium and the federal government will pick up the remaining 65%. The subsidies are available up to nine months, until a terminated employee is eligible for coverage from a new employer or from Medicare.
This is good news for disabled individuals who are not sure how they are going to pay for medical care. It is a shame that the law apparently limits this aid to those who have been fired or otherwise "involuntarily terminated" though. Admittedly, I have not read the new law, and there may be a provision for disabled workers, so I am not offering any opinions on that at this point.
For the full article, see http://www.businessinsurance.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=15772
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