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What is COBRA coverage and how does it work?

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了解更多关于COBRA资格的信息,以及你的雇主是否需要提供它.

如雇主在前一年有20名或以上的全职雇员,其工作日数至少占其工作日数的50%,则必须符合IRC Sec的规定. 4980B, also known as COBRA.

不遵守COBRA要求可能会导致严重的处罚.

Under COBRA, 雇主必须让其受保雇员(包括受保的配偶和受抚养子女)有机会选择雇主维持的团体健康计划(包括雇主不出资的计划)下的继续pp王者电子官网,否则会导致失去pp王者电子官网:

  • The death of the covered employee.
  • The divorce or legal separation of the covered employee.
  • The termination of the employee's employment, unless for gross misconduct, or a reduction in hours that results in a loss of coverage.
  • The covered employee becomes eligible for Medicare.
  • 受抚养子女因达到年龄而不再受该计划的保护.
  • 对于退休雇员,雇主根据破产法第11章申请破产.

Continuation coverage

所提供的继续pp王者电子官网必须与导致继续pp王者电子官网的事件发生前所提供的pp王者电子官网相同.

该计划可能要求受保雇员(配偶或家属)支付pp王者电子官网费, 但对于处于类似情况的人来说,它通常不能超过计划成本的102%.

被解雇的员工和工作时间减少的员工必须获得长达18个月的pp王者电子官网(如果在COBRApp王者电子官网的前60天内残疾(根据社会保障定义),则必须获得长达29个月的pp王者电子官网)。. Widows, divorced spouses, 由于医疗pp王者电子官网资格而失去pp王者电子官网的雇员或退休人员的配偶和不符合资格的受抚养子女最多可获得36个月的pp王者电子官网.

每个健康计划必须书面通知每个受保雇员他或她的续保权利.

Notice and election requirements

COBRA contains detailed rules and timelines specifying when employers, 受保员工和健康计划/计划管理员必须就某些事件提供通知或采取某些行动. 其中最重要的是通知个人选择延续pp王者电子官网的权利. 个人通常从COBRA选举通知发出之日起只有60天的时间(由于上述事件之一导致团体健康pp王者电子官网的丧失而触发)选择继续pp王者电子官网. If they do not elect continuation coverage during this period, 他们通常会放弃他们在COBRA下选择延续pp王者电子官网的权利.

劳工部(DOL)已经发布了对雇主通知的修改建议, 包括通过《pg电子官方网页版》(ACA)建立的医疗保健市场获得医疗pp王者电子官网的信息. ACA的pp王者电子官网范围可能比COBRA提供的要便宜.

Failure to comply

不遵守COBRA规则的雇主每不遵守一天,每位合格受益人可能要缴纳100美元的消费税(每个受保家庭每天最高200美元)。. 根据《pg电子官方网页版》,在发生符合条件的事件时,未能提供初始COBRA通知或COBRA选举通知的COBRA管理人将被处以每位受影响受益人每天最高110美元的罚款. If the failure to comply is not intentional, but due to reasonable cause, 最高消费税限制在前一年团体健康计划费用的10%(最高500美元),000).

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

2021年的《pp王者电子官网》(American Rescue Plan Act)为COBRA保费提供了为期6个月的100%补贴, April 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021, for individuals who had lost employment or who had reduced hours. A number of limitations and restrictions applied.

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