Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

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The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) is a U.S. federal law that, among other provisions, allows workers and their families to continue employer-sponsored health insurance coverage for a limited time after job loss or other qualifying events.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
health insurance continuation law
allows employers to charge up to 102 percent of the cost of coverage
alsoRegulates Medicaid
Medicare
federal budget reconciliation
railroad retirement
welfare programs
appliesTo employer-sponsored group health plans
private-sector employers with 20 or more employees
state and local government employers
beneficiary covered employees
dependent children of covered employees
spouses of covered employees
codifiedIn Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
Internal Revenue Code
Public Health Service Act
country United States
coverageType temporary continuation of group health coverage
enactedBy United States Congress
enforcedBy Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of Labor
exempts church plans
plans sponsored by the federal government
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
legislativeProcess budget reconciliation process
nicknameOrigin acronym formed from full title COBRA
possibleExtendedCoverageDuration 29 months
36 months
presidentAtEnactment Ronald Reagan
primarySubject health insurance continuation coverage
publicLawNumber Public Law 99-272
purpose to prevent gaps in health insurance coverage after job loss or other qualifying events
qualifyingEvent death of the covered employee
divorce or legal separation from the covered employee
involuntary job loss
loss of dependent child status under plan rules
reduction in hours of employment
transition between jobs
voluntary job loss
relatedTo Affordable Care Act
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
requires continuation of group health coverage after qualifying events
employers to offer continuation coverage at group rates
shortName COBRA
signedBy Ronald Reagan
typicalCoverageDuration 18 months
yearEnacted 1986

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Employee Benefits Security Administration legalAuthority Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 amendedBy Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
ERISA amendedBy Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA)
linked to: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
COBRA fullName Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
linked to: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
EBSA enforces COBRA
linked to: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act partOf Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
Public Law 104-191 title Title IV – Application and Enforcement of Group Health Plan Requirements
linked to: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
Public Law 99-272 officialName Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
Public Law 99-272 shortName COBRA
linked to: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
Public Law 99-272 popularName COBRA law
linked to: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
Public Law 99-272 hasAcronym COBRA
linked to: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985