American Rescue Plan Act

Kaiser Permanente® Announces American Rescue Plan Process

Kaiser Permanente has announced a process for facilitating the new APR requirements based on how federal COBRA and/or Cal-COBRA is currently billed. Groups Billed Federal COBRA and Kaiser Billed Ca...

Guardian: American Rescue Plan Act COBRA and State Continuation Subsidy

As part of the federal American Rescue Plan Act, most employers subject to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) will be responsible for pre-funding and administering a temporary ...

CaliforniaChoice® and ChoiceBuilder® Release Important ARPA COBRA Subsidy Updates

CaliforniaChoice® and ChoiceBuilder® have released more information that pertains to American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) COBRA premium subsidy requirements in COBRA and Cal-COBRA Information. Key takeaw...

Anthem Blue Cross of California Urges Small Groups with Less than 20 Employees to Take Action

Anthem Blue Cross of California (Anthem) urges small groups with less than 20 employees to take action in order to qualify Assistance Eligible Individuals for state continuation COBRA premium assi...

Principal's Stance on ARPA COBRA Premium Subsidy

Since the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act on March 11, our community of employers, brokers, carriers, and members have stretched compliance skills to understand how the provisions of fully sub...

Blue Shield of California and American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - COBRA Subsidies

The American Rescue Plan Act includes a COBRA premium subsidy provision to allow assistance-eligible individuals who have lost employer-sponsored health coverage due to involuntary termination or redu...

Blue Shield of California and American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - COBRA Subsidies

The American Rescue Plan Act includes a COBRA premium subsidy provision to allow assistance-eligible individuals who have lost employer-sponsored health coverage due to involuntary termination or redu...

Blue Shield of California and Cal-COBRA Enrollees with Subsidy

Blue Shield released a producer alert, “Blue Shield of California Summary of ARPA COBRA Provisions,” summarizing their stance on ARPA COBRA provisions. Below is a snippet verbatim on how they will adm...

Blue Shield of California and Cal-COBRA Enrollees with Subsidy

Blue Shield released a producer alert, “Blue Shield of California Summary of ARPA COBRA Provisions,” summarizing their stance on ARPA COBRA provisions. Below is a snippet verbatim on how they will adm...

UnitedHealthcare on COBRA and American Rescue Plan Act and Premium Tax Credits

On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) was signed by President Biden and includes a provision for a COBRA continuation coverage premium subsidy of 100% for individuals and fami...

UnitedHealthcare on COBRA and American Rescue Plan Act and Premium Tax Credits

On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) was signed by President Biden and includes a provision for a COBRA continuation coverage premium subsidy of 100% for individuals and fami...

Employee Benefit Changes Contained in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)

Employee Benefit Changes Contained in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Congress passed the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). The bill includes signifi...