Health Premium Subsidy Eligibility Period Extended to March 31

The Senate voted Tuesday, March 2, to extend benefits for involutarily terminated workers. The measure includes an additional 30-day eligibility period of the health benefits premium subsidty for COBRA and state continuation coverage. The extension is retroactive to March 1. As a result of the latest law, most individuals involuntarily terminated from employment between March 1 and March 31 will now be eligible to apply for the 65 percent premium reduction and continuation coverage.