Should COBRA’s Improved Coverage Be Made Permanent?
The recently enacted Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act has endured its far share of criticism, yet opponents have argued little about the benefits the legislation has brought to millions of unemployed Americans.
There are few options for the unemployed when it comes to maintaining health-insurance policies after they have been let go. Laid-off workers have two basic options: research and sign up for a personal policy under an independent insurer, or continue the benefits they were once eligible for under their former employer through COBRA.
