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H.R. 3930, The Extended COBRA Continuation Protection Act of 2009 (17 comments ↓)
H.R. 3930 would extend for 6 months the maximum COBRA continuation coverage period for individuals who were involuntarily terminated between April 1, 2009, and December 31, 2009, and to amend the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 to extend the eligibility period and maximum assistance period for COBRA premium assistance under such Act.
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JoeU
October 28, 2009, 5:29pm (report abuse)I read the text of the bill H.R. 3930, which I praise the Congressman highly for introducing, but it contains an inconsistency between the summary and the text:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.3930:
The summary says the start date is April 1, 2009, but the body in Section 2 says April 1, 2008. The difference will affect millions of families. Will the bill cover April 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009 or just from this April to the end of the year?
Marilyn Caruso
November 10, 2009, 1:13pm (report abuse)Will this bill be retroactive? My 9 months ends Nov 30, 2009 and my new job will not start benefits until Feb 1, 2010. I have 2 months without subsidy and cannot afford either to pay full amount $1700. or to go without health insurance for my family of 4.
randy cole
November 11, 2009, 12:50pm (report abuse)the prompt passing of this bill is crucial to me as I have been recently informed that my premium subsidy is terminating on Dec.1 my premium will triple and I am on unemployment and cannot pay that amount and also be able to put food on the table for my family! Something needs to be done and it needs to be done quickly.In my opinion the Insurance companys and banking industry are bringing this country to its knees.Its time for the american people to make a stand
amy
November 12, 2009, 4:24pm (report abuse)please pass this legislation promptly! we cannot be insured without it.
JMT
November 13, 2009, 8:42am (report abuse)Please pass the bill quickly. Many unemployed families are relying on this extended COBRA subsidy. This is a good use of our tax dollars because we are reinvesting in American families and their health & welfare. Thanks for introducing this Bill Representative Sestek.
Deborah Cooper
November 14, 2009, 3:34pm (report abuse)My husbands COBRA assistance benefits will expire on December 31, 2009, which if not extended, my husband and I will be without health insurance like millions of Americans. We cannot afford 1,000.00 per month. I urge passage of this bill immediately.
SKC
November 16, 2009, 1:54pm (report abuse)I need the subsidy also but even if not passed, would like to see a bill that would extend the time period for COBRA to 2 or 3 years. This extension does not cost the government.
JenG
November 16, 2009, 5:49pm (report abuse)Please pass this bill promptly and make it retroactive. My husbands COBRA subsidy expires this month, and we are really struggling to pay the full amount. Also, I think COBRA should be extended to at least medicare age for those over 60. This is important to those with pre-existing conditions which the insurance companies have chosen to deny, because, God forbid, there should be a claim!
StuartB
November 16, 2009, 5:56pm (report abuse)This bill must pass. My subsidy expires 12/1/09 and my wife is trying to recover from breast cancer. Without this subsidy, I can't afford to pay for her treatments.
Average Joe
November 17, 2009, 7:24am (report abuse)We must continue to provide assistance to these men and women until we see a significant decrease in unemployment. Failing to do so will add to the millions of uninsured who already cost our nation $100 billion in lost productivity and risk forcing hospitals and other health care providers to cut back on employment at a time when economic recovery is exceptionally vulnerable.
little red
November 17, 2009, 11:15am (report abuse)I don't understand why or how our government can take such excellent care of corporations and wealthy executives with bail outs when the core fabric of our country, the people, are having to go without basic necessities. Yes, I need the COBRA subsidy extension to continue. As of December 1, 2009 I will be without health insurance, something that has not happened to me in over 30 years. I implore our government to act promptly to pass this bill and make it law....please.
STEVECOUCH
(logged in user) November 17, 2009, 8:44pm (report abuse)OUT OF WORK SINCE JAN. MY FAMILY NEEDS THIS SINCE OUTRAGEOUS COBRA PREMIUM IS $1400
VS $500 WITH THE SUBSIDY
EVEN $500 IS TOUGH WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE A PAYCHECK
Watching DC
November 18, 2009, 10:58am (report abuse)Millions more will be uninsured if this does not pass.
The insurance comapnies and former employers will NOT take anyone back after the premiums lapse.
Thank the likes of Sen McConnell, Sen Kyl, Rep Boehner, Rep Cantor, Misters Limbaugh and Beck if this does not pass in time to preserve essential COBRA health insurance coverage.
And they just started building another aircraft carrier on Monday. Aptly named after the Republican fop...Gerald R. Ford.
John M Nagy
November 18, 2009, 1:31pm (report abuse)Please pass this bill ASAP mine ends this month and I can not afford the $1000 a month bill for Cobra
Bill Hofrichter
November 18, 2009, 2:37pm (report abuse)I need the passage of this bill. My COBRA goes up in Deecember to $1071 versus the $355 I am paying. My unemployment is $1300/month and as I have been out of work foe 12 months my savings is gone. Please help me and others Congress.
Carole Garber
November 19, 2009, 10:21pm (report abuse)All of us who have lost our jobs due to the recession desperately need the COBRA subsidy to be extended - otherwise, many will have to go without health insurance. I pray that this bill passes.QU
Carla B
November 20, 2009, 9:51pm (report abuse)All the comments indicate how desperate people are. I call my Representatives every day to find out what they plan to do about HR3930. I never get a response other than nothing so far has happened. Please barrage your Representatives with phone calls and e-mails. We who are unemployed cannot afford to be without health insurance. But the government for the most part has shown their disdain for us. Otherwise this bill would have passed already, so that we wouldn't have to suffer every day trying to find if it will pass before Dec 1.