We are not COBRA. For specific contract details about your current company policy, contact your health plan administrator.
In Reply to: Cancel COBRA coverage retroactively posted by Andrei on March 11, 2003 at 11:22:26:
If the COBRA notice was defective you may be able to get your money back. But you will have to consult with an ERISA lawyer and let that lawyer review the COBRA notice. Be prepared to pay $150 to $200 for the consultation. My website has a lsit of lawyers. http://www.erisa.md.
: My employer has terminated my insurance benefits as of 12/31/2002 (because I was laid off). I elected into the COBRA coverage from 01/01/2003 and paid my COBRA premium for January & February in full on ~ 02/01/2003. Then I started a new job on 02/18/2003 and under my new group plan I eligible for medical benefits from the date of hire (which was 02/18/2003). On 02/25/2003 I sent a fax to my COBRA administrator (which is CobraServ) requesting my COBRA coverage cancelation effective 01/01/2003. On 03/03/2003 I received a letter from CobraServ stating that they cannot cancel my coverage retroactively and the coverage has been canceled effective 02/28/2003. No benefits were paid during the January & February under my COBRA policy and no claims were submitted either. My question is: is this true that my COBRA coverage could not be cancelled retroactively and if this is not true, what should I do to get the money I paid them for 2-month premium back?
: Thank you
: Andrei