With an extension of benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) removed from a comprehensive jobs bill in the U.S. House, future health coverage for the unemployed remains unresolved going into the Memorial Day weekend.

With health insurance aid to thousands of Americans hanging in the balance, House Democrats are struggling to obtain votes to extend benefits through the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).

Legislation to offer extended health benefits to New Jersey residents left jobless following the closure of a business is now headed to the full state Senate for consideration.

While members of the U.S. Senate enjoy a spring recess, hundreds of thousands of Americans are wondering what will become of their health coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).

New Jersey officials and members of the health care industry will utilize $11.4 million in federal funding to create an electronic health records program linking hospitals, doctors and insurance companies …  Read →

COBRAGuard, a COBRA administrator located in Mission, Kan., announced the launch of a third-party administrator (TPA) program it says allows seamless value delivery.

Shifts caused by changes from proposed health care reform could be felt among workers’ compensation insurers and actuaries, an industry expert said.

As part of a $636 billion defense spending bill, Congress has forwarded a proposed extension of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) benefits.

Nine months ago, unemployed workers received a boost to continue their health care coverage through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which extended COBRA benefits. The move, meant as a temporary way to provide a 65% premium subsidy and ease the cost of health care for the unemployed, has already expired for some.

As part of Gov. Ed Rendell’s comprehensive health care reform plan, Prescription for Pennsylvania, the governor’s office is detailing how to best shift the state to an electronic system of health records.