A federal program allowing people who lose their jobs to keep the employer-provided insurance expired Aug. 31 after three extensions, leaving millions of beneficiaries and their dependents uninsured.

The New York State Insurance Department ordered a health plan to reinstate coverage for a state resident whose coverage was terminated mistakenly when the state’s COBRA continuation coverage expired after 15 months.

The leader of the U.S. House of Representatives doesn’t want to trim Social Security benefits to ease the federal deficit.

Congress allows unemployed to go without COBRA benefits as a result of political miscalculations

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives approved an extension of unemployment benefits to Nov. 30, retroactive to June 2.

Senate Democrats say that with the senator taking over the seat vacated by the death of Robert Byrd, they should finally have enough votes to pass an extension to unemployment benefits.

News Update: View House passes extension of unemployment benefits, without COBRA

Perhaps it’s wise, as Harry Reid sees it, for Congress to extend unemployment benefits and COBRA. Certainly, helping those who …  Read →

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he will renew his effort to win Congress’ approval for extending unemployment benefits, including COBRA.

A bill to extend federal unemployment insurance benefits was introduced by two members of the U.S. House of Representatives as failure to fund an extension affects more people.

A pair of U.S. senators is urging colleagues to support an extension of health insurance benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) through the end of November.