You've just been laid off. You're so mad that you rip the phone out of the wall, lose your balance and break your hand. Now you need a doctor. But do you still have health insurance? Chances are, if ...

Carolyn McClanahan, CFP, MD, is the founder and president of Life Planning Partners, Inc. She is a contributor to CNBC, Investopedia, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post, and a ...

Losing a job is stressful enough without the added panic of watching your health coverage disappear at the same time. The ...

A worker leaves her employer in September 2025, elects COBRA to keep her doctors, and figures she will sign up for Medicare ...

The cost of buying health insurance for unemployed Americans who try to purchase coverage through a former employer consumes 30 percent to 84 percent of standard unemployment benefits, according to a ...

The interaction between employer-provided retiree medical coverage and COBRA[1] is complex. Many employers incorrectly assume they do not have to offer COBRA at retirement if they offer a retiree ...

While most plan sponsors understand that their plans must offer continuation coverage under COBRA for their medical benefits, many administrators find themselves on less solid ground when it comes to ...

More than 725,000 laid-off workers have lost their health insurance since the economy dipped into a recession in March, a report by the advocacy group Families USA has found, the Columbus Dispatch ...

MyCarePro expands to 32 states, helping individuals, employers and brokers navigate COBRA, Medicare and health ...