Thanks to a very generous federal subsidy of COBRA insurance payments for the unemployed, which ended on May 31, COBRA enrollment of employees laid off by large companies more than doubled, according ...

You've just been laid off. You're so mad that you rip the phone out of the wall, lose your balance and break your hand. Now you need a doctor. But do you still have health insurance? Chances are, if ...

Don't be uninsured: Health insurance after leaving a job ...

Temporary federal subsidies that have been underwriting COBRA health insurance coverage for the unemployed are due to expire within weeks, according to a report by the Columbus Dispatch. With the ...

Employers could save billions next year as some of their former employees opt to discontinue their coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act and purchase coverage through the ...

Layoffs are still rippling through the workforce in early 2026: Amazon just announced it's laying off 16,000 workers; UPS is cutting 30,000 workers; Pinterest will lay off 15% of its workforce; and ...

Unless Congress acts, the federal COBRA subsidy to help laid-off workers pay for health insurance will expire May 31, and on Feb. 28 new applicants won’t have access to the subsidies, according to the ...

With the economy rushing headlong into recession, thousands of people are suddenly finding themselves unemployed. Perhaps just as distressing, they are finding themselves without health insurance.

Many older workers mistakenly keep COBRA instead of enrolling in Medicare, which can lead to late-enrollment penalties and ...

Officer Dustin Moody comforts his wife Emily by rubbing her leg as she speaks during a special Trafalgar Town Council meeting in January. The council last week extended COBRA insurance coverage for ...

In a MassMutual survey, 63 was identified as an ideal retirement age. So if you’re 60 years old now, you may be targeting 63 as your optimal retirement age, too. There are a few reasons why retiring ...