COBRA Health Insurance and The Economic Stimulus Package

U.S. CapitolNow that the economic stimulus is pretty much a slam dunk, there’s one big health insurance provision that will dramatically affect insurance coverage during these tough times.

Under the new law, a whopping 65 percent of COBRA health insurance premiums will be subsidized by the government.

That’s a huge chunk of the very expensive premiums, and could be a huge relief to millions who are recently unemployed.

In fact, according to the Boston Globe, around 7 million Americans will be helped by this provision.

But as a health insurance blog, we’re almost obligated to say that many Americans can actually find a better deal in the individual health insurance market.

Read more here about our claim here:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/29135723/

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