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Bricker Graydon LLP

What Happens to Health FSA Balances When COBRA Coverage is Elected?

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While most plan sponsors understand that their plans must offer continuation coverage under COBRA for their medical benefits, many administrators find themselves on less solid ground when it comes to COBRA coverage and health...more

Smith Anderson

ARPA COBRA Subsidy's Impact on Employer Health Plans

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) provides temporary COBRA continuation coverage premium assistance for certain eligible qualified beneficiaries. On April 7, 2021, the Department of Labor issued a FAQ and model...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

U.S. Labor Department Answers Some - But Not All - Key Questions About New COBRA Subsidies

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As previously reported in EmployNews, the American Rescue Plan Act provides “assistance eligible individuals” with the option to receive fully-subsidized COBRA coverage from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021....more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Part III: DOL Releases Model Notices for Mandatory COBRA Premium Subsidy

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Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), which was passed by Congress on March 11, 2021, the cost of health insurance coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) is...more

Holland & Knight LLP

DOL Releases Guidance and Model Notices for New COBRA Premium Subsidy

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A COBRA subsidy program was enacted in March 2021 under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). On April 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released guidance and model notices on an information…...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

DOL Issues Model Notices, FAQs and Other Guidance About the ARP COBRA Premium Subsidy

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On April 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued welcome guidance - including eagerly-anticipated model notices - to help employers and their COBRA administrators implement the temporary six-month (April 1 to...more

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COBRA Subsidy: What We Know Now After Initial DOL Guidance

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Less than a month after the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) was signed into law, new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) guidance and model forms are clearing up a number of employer concerns about the 100 percent COBRA...more

BakerHostetler

Recently Issued Insurance Guidance Will Impact Ohio Employment-Based Health Plans

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In an effort to alleviate the COVID-19 public health threat, the Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) issued bulletin 2020-03, titled “Health Insurance Coverage Flexibility for Ohio Employees” (the Bulletin), effective March 20...more

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