COBRA
Overview

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the right to choose to continue group health benefits provided by their group health plan for limited periods of time under certain circumstances such as voluntary or involuntary job loss, reduction in the hours worked, transition between jobs, death, divorce, and other life events. Qualified individuals may be required to pay the entire premium for coverage up to 102 percent of the cost of the plan.

COBRA generally requires that group health plans sponsored by employers with 20 or more employees in the prior year offer employees and their families the opportunity for a temporary extension of health coverage (called continuation coverage) in certain instances where coverage under the plan would otherwise end.

COBRA outlines how employees and family members may elect continuation coverage. It also requires employers and plans to provide notice. Please visit the Department of Labor web site at http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/cobra.htm for more information.
The employee and/or family members will be notified by CIGNA by mail giving them the opportunity to continue health coverage. The employee will be notified by the Department of Human Resources about continuing with Dental and/or Vision.

Download Cigna's COBRA information.