Proposed COBRA Changes Could Impact Behavioral Health

OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst

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Former employees with pre-existing medical conditions would have the right to obtain COBRA health care coverage even if they become covered under their new employer’s health care program, under technical corrections legislation passed in August by the House Education and Labor Committee, according to a report in the August 15 issue of ‘Business Insurance.’ Former employees could opt for COBRA coverage from their previous employers if their health care claims were denied by the new employer because . . .