COBRA is a law that helps people continue their employee medical insurance if they lose it. It can sometimes work alongside Medicare. COBRA continuation coverage helps people who have lost employee ...

Loss of health insurance coverage can be stressful, particularly on top of an unexpected job loss. But your options for getting a new policy may be better than you expect. Today, most people who ...

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 ...

During a weak economy, most of us have at least thought about what would happen if we lost our jobs. But chances are, we have not thought much about the cost of losing our health insurance. Most of us ...

Dear Toni: I retired from my employer of 20 years in June when I turned 66. I enrolled in COBRA, which began July 1, instead of enrolling in Medicare, because I was told that COBRA protected me from ...

Dear Cheapskate: After 10 years at the same job, my husband was recently laid off. I’m a freelance writer. I work mainly from home so I can be with our 3-year-old son. We’ve always relied on my ...

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 ...