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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Generate an image of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (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
104-191 → relatedTo → Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ⓘ
99-272 → hasTitle → Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ⓘ