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Free And Extended COBRA Coverage Under The American Rescue Plan Act Of 2021: Update - Employment and HR


Section 9501 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the
ARPA )
1 requires certain employers to
offer free COBRA coverage to certain individuals between April 1,
2021 and September 30, 2021. The ARPA provides tax credits to
employers to offset the cost of the COBRA coverage. The right to
free COBRA coverage extends to some individuals whose right to
COBRA coverage previously ended.
The original version of this
blogpost, written shortly after passage of the ARPA, reviewed
eligibility free coverage and extended coverage, how the tax
credits work, and potential issues pertaining to insurance
coverages. On April 7, 2021, the Department of Labor (the
DOL ) issued guidance on the law in the form of ....

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Department of Labor Issues Model COBRA Subsidy Notices and FAQs | Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits Viewpoints


of COBRA Premium Assistance Provisions under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (including a “Request for Treatment as an Assistance Eligible Individual” Form)
The “summary” portion of this notice must be included with all three notices listed above: (i) the General Notice; (ii) the Notice in Connection with Extended Election Period; and (iii) the Model Alternative Notice. The “request” portion enables individuals to request premium assistance or to discontinue it.
Next Steps and Takeaways
With the model notices now available, employers are well-advised to begin the notification process for impacted employees, including by contacting their COBRA vendors and administrators to ensure that each AEI receives the appropriate notice. In particular, employers should not overlook those AEIs eligible for a “second chance” notice, which must be sent to them no later May 31, 2021. ....

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Department Of Labor Issues Model COBRA Subsidy Notices And FAQs - Employment and HR


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The Department of Labor ( DOL ) has issued model notices regarding COBRA premium
assistance (a/k/a COBRA subsidies).  As we wrote about here, as part of the American Rescue Plan Act
of 2021 (the Act ), Congress sought to enable qualifying
individuals - known under the law as Assistance Eligible
Individuals or AEIs - to continue their
healthcare coverage by subsidizing their COBRA premium payments for
the period between April 1 and September 30, 2021.  We discuss
these notice requirements and related issues below. 
The COBRA Subsidy Notices
For Qualifying Events Occurring ....

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You've Sent the COBRA Special Extended Election Period Notices – What's Next? | Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Blog


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Due to tight timelines and an initial sprint to issue the special extended COBRA election period notices by the May 31
st deadline, plan administrators may not have focused on the other COBRA-related notice requirements under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP). This blog post focuses on these other notices – for individuals who become entitled to COBRA coverage on or after April 1
st, and for individuals approaching the end of their ARP-subsidized coverage period.
Individuals Who Become Entitled to COBRA Coverage on or After April 1, 2021
The DOL issued new model COBRA notices for qualified beneficiaries who become entitled to COBRA coverage during the period from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. These updated models are to be used for notifying qualified beneficiaries of their COBRA rights in connection with ....

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