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Currently Unemployed (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:24 PM Original message |
I am recently unemployed and trying to get Cobra, help please |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. Check for info on state govmt website, e.g., |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
2. God help you. Cobra is so expensive that you probably won't want it anyway. |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. I don't know anything about COBRA but here is a site that may help you |
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beyurslf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
4. My BIL is being laid off this month. His cobra for the family is $1100 a month! |
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galileoreloaded (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Tell your family to lie about their income.... |
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Currently Unemployed (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
5. Thanks for your help. |
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M0rpheus (264 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I work for a competitor of Cerridian... |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
6. you generally have at least 90 days to sign up, iirc...and it's retroactive when you do- |
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M0rpheus (264 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. That's 60 days... |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. it's been awhile since i used it...so some things may have changed as well. |
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M0rpheus (264 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 11:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. You may not be wrong individually... |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
7. I highly recommend |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
10. The insurer that you had before COBRA are the ones to call and talk to |
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WillowTree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
12. Contact Ceridian directly. |
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JimWis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
14. Cobra is the law. You have to be allowed to sign up for it if you |
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AbbeyRoad (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
16. Your Cobra notification forms should come from Ceridian |
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Currently Unemployed (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
17. Thanks to everybody for their input. |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
18. question: if you do get cobra, and pay that exorbitant premium, and then get a job with benefits... |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 11:46 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Assuming that tour coverage was HIPAA(?) certified Group |
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AbbeyRoad (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-18-09 12:16 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Yes, it is a continuation of benefits |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-18-09 01:32 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Cobra counts as continuation |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
20. contact the state agency that can help you and get your issue on record, then follow up |
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Lefta Dissenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
21. My SO is using Ceridian |
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nilram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-18-09 01:25 AM Response to Original message |
23. send certified letters to both Ceridian and your employer |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-18-09 05:46 AM Response to Original message |
25. i think under a new law your employer has to keep contributing to your benefits |
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