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Re: Late notice

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Posted by Fred on January 08, 2010 at 12:15:27:

In Reply to: Late notice posted by LM Black on July 24, 2009 at 10:20:55:

LM:

Wow that's over 90 days after your qualifing event.

The employer is responsible for notifying the group health plan administrator about a qualifying event triggering an individual's right to elect COBRA continuation coverage. This notice must be provided within 30 days of the qualifying event, although plans may provide for the 30-day period to begin running when the qualified beneficiary actually loses coverage.

were you offered the COBRA subsidy since?

Fred

: I was terminated from a county job on April 17,2009. I just received a COBRA notice dated July 21, 2009. Fraom what I have been reading the county was considerably out od the statutory period for notification.

: They are asking for a retroactive $1395 per month for family plan coverage when I only had joint coverage for my wife and myself. They are also not offering the reduced COBRA premium as recently enacted into law.

: I have found employment and would consider the COBRA benefits until my new benefits pick up. However, I am not willing to pay the retroactive $1395 per month nor am I willing to pay that going forward.

: What is the next step for mr to take?

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: LM: : Wow that's over 90 days after your qualifing event. : The employer is responsible for notifying the group health plan administrator about a qualifying event triggering an individual's right to elect COBRA continuation coverage. This notice must be provided within 30 days of the qualifying event, although plans may provide for the 30-day period to begin running when the qualified beneficiary actually loses coverage. : were you offered the COBRA subsidy since? : <a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-3771903-10359572"> : <img src="http://www.lduhtrp.net/image-3771903-10359572" width="120" height="30" alt="Try eHealthInsurance" border="0"/></a> : Fred : : I was terminated from a county job on April 17,2009. I just received a COBRA notice dated July 21, 2009. Fraom what I have been reading the county was considerably out od the statutory period for notification. : : They are asking for a retroactive $1395 per month for family plan coverage when I only had joint coverage for my wife and myself. They are also not offering the reduced COBRA premium as recently enacted into law. : : I have found employment and would consider the COBRA benefits until my new benefits pick up. However, I am not willing to pay the retroactive $1395 per month nor am I willing to pay that going forward. : : What is the next step for mr to take?

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