My COBRA notification says that I can continue using my Blue Cross insurance from work. I thought COBRA was it’s own plan. What’s the difference?
COBRA is a federal law. It is not a government subsidy nor private insurance company. This law gives individuals the right to continue their Major Medical work insurance after job termination or changes in the immediate family.
After your insurance stops the way COBRA works is you’ll receive a notice from the employer who sponsored the group health plan offering you to continue on the same plan you had. After you sign up for COBRA coverage and make your first premium payment, the insurance will restart at the point where it left off.
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What Are The ACA’s Requirement For A Qualified Health Plan?
In order to be considered compliant with the Affordable Care Act, health plans must include ten specific types of benefits. These benefits include services in the following categories:
- ambulatory patient services
- emergency services
- hospitalization
- maternity and newborn care
- mental health and substance use disorder services
- prescription drug coverage
- rehabilitative and habilitative services along with devices
- laboratory services
- preventative and wellness services and management of chronic disease
- pediatric services including oral and vision care
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We are COBRAinsurance.com — a private health insurance company, established in 2001, that publishes online information on how the federal COBRA law works. We also provide an alternative to COBRA if it is unavailable or you simply can not afford it. You can remain insured and have health coverage for new illnesses or injuries with Short-Term Medical Insurance
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