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	Only 9% of laid off workers take coverage under COBRA

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2-16-2009 1:31 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/6197e81b-b774-475e-82d1-973c4a34b979/D3681179-06F8-4E7F-B9A1-75122343A511/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.affordablehealth-insurance.org/" href="http://www.affordablehealth-insurance.org/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.affordablehealth-insurance.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.affordablehealth-insurance.org/">
<P class=MsoNormal>A new analysis from the Commonwealth fund finds that only 1 
in 10 unemployed workers obtain coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act, or COBRA. COBRA is a 1985 law that allows for the temporary 
extension of group health coverage to people whose health benefits otherwise 
would be terminated. COBRA begins when a qualifying event trigger the loss of 
health coverage and allows up to 18 months of continued coverage for certain 
qualifying events. Coverage cannot exceed 36 months.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.affordablehealth-insurance.org/"><SPAN 
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href="http://www.healthplanone.com">health insurance</A> carrier or broker. 
<SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN>Brokers like <A href="http://www.healthplanone.com">Health 
Plan One</A> have customer service representatives ready by the phone to help 
customers with any health insurance questions they may have. Their website is 
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