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cobra question
Answered by
Amir Mostafaie - health insurance, insurance
eHealthInsurance
Gold River - CA
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cobra question
by twostep383, Sep 18, 2009 02:10PM
Can a spouse who is totally disabled and has Medicare and his own health insurance through his retirement plan apply for cobra when there is a divorce. I am a state employee still working and he used my state insurance as primary, before the divorce, and Medicare as second with his from retirement third.
Doctor's Answer
by Amir Mostafaie, Sep 18, 2009 05:58PM
, Sep 18, 2009 05:58PMTo: twostep383
Dear twostep383,
COBRA rights are individual rights and can be exercised by the spouse of the beneficiary (employee) or his/his dependent children. If your spouse was receiving benefits through your group plan, he can opt to exercise his rights & enroll in COBRA. In fact he can opt to keep the COBRA for 36 months versus the usual 18 months.
Sincerely,
Amir Mostafaie
COBRA rights are individual rights and can be exercised by the spouse of the beneficiary (employee) or his/his dependent children. If your spouse was receiving benefits through your group plan, he can opt to exercise his rights & enroll in COBRA. In fact he can opt to keep the COBRA for 36 months versus the usual 18 months.
Sincerely,
Amir Mostafaie
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