Question: I am currently working but will be retiring as of 7-31. I will need COBRA insurance until I turn 65 in September. What advice do you have? Answer: The Consolidated Omnibus Budget ...

ALBANY — A nationwide program to help the unemployed pay for health insurance is winding down, and those who lose their jobs after Dec. 31 won't be eligible. The so-called COBRA subsidy, unveiled last ...

Through COBRA, eligible workers and their families can temporarily continue health plan benefits. Let's discuss eligibility, ...

Jennifer Richards of Park Ridge, Ill., is angry that her family's monthly health insurance bill tripled in August to $1,250 after her husband lost his job and health benefits. But as bad as that is, ...

eHealthInsurance, the leading online source of medical insurance for individuals, families and small businesses, today announced that a COBRA subsidy calculator is available on its COBRA Learning ...

Carolyn McClanahan, CFP, MD, is the founder and president of Life Planning Partners, Inc. She is a contributor to CNBC, Investopedia, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post, and a ...

Unless Congress acts, the federal COBRA subsidy to help laid-off workers pay for health insurance will expire May 31, and on Feb. 28 new applicants won’t have access to the subsidies, according to the ...

During a weak economy, most of us have at least thought about what would happen if we lost our jobs. But chances are, we have not thought much about the cost of losing our health insurance. Most of us ...

Officer Dustin Moody comforts his wife Emily by rubbing her leg as she speaks during a special Trafalgar Town Council meeting in January. The council last week extended COBRA insurance coverage for ...

CUTLINES Por Thor of Owasso helps his father, Bee Thor, look for mechanical work at the Workforce Oklahoma office in Tulsa. Health insurance for the unemployed is so high that many go without, ...