We are not COBRA. For specific contract details about your current company policy, contact your health plan administrator.
In Reply to: Re: enrollement deadlines posted by Jason on June 23, 2003 at 08:35:05:
Jason,
COBRA coverage is ALWAYS retroactive to the last date of your group coverage as an active employee. If your group ended 5/31 and you chose to enroll in COBRA on 8/15, you'd be covered back to 6/1. Please remember you must pay the back premiums though. So, in this case you elect 8/15 you'd need to pay June, July and August premiums.
Dave
www.davefluker.com
: My wife and I are considering applying for COBRA through her
: most recent job. I read through the text of the law and just wanted to
: make sure I understand the "ELECTION" section. It seems to say that my
: wife and I have 60 days to decide whether we want it or not and that we
: can wait to enroll until we need the insurance. Say for instance I need
: immediate medical treatment during that 60 days while we are still
: elligible but have not yet enrolled, my wife and I could enroll at that
: point and the treatment would be covered under COBRA retroactively even
: after the medical service has been rendered. Is this correct? Thank
: you. Sincerely, Jason Gebhardt
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