Subsidizing COBRA Is Not Enough–We Need Single Payer
February 17, 2009 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Single-Payer News
By Andrew Coates, MD– COBRA is a law that allows you to keep your employer-sponsored health insurance for 18 months if you lose or change jobs. To do so, you have to pay 102% of the cost (the full...
COBRA Too Costly for Many Unemployed, Report Finds
January 12, 2009 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Single-Payer News
The cost of buying health insurance for unemployed Americans who try to purchase coverage through a former employer consumes 30 percent to 84 percent of standard unemployment benefits, according to a report...
