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Absolutely not. I have empathy for persons that are not employed and must pay COBRA to continue their healthcare benefits but where is it going to stop. If the government keeps subsidizing everything what real incentive is there for someone to actively look for employment. The goverment is handing...

I think it might be easier to just have a credit or deduction on the individual's tax return for COBRA premiums if the cost exceeds $XXX (maybe the individual could file quarterly for a refund). What if the individual worked for a small employer with a plan that does not offer COBRA? Does this mean only...

Who will pay the 50 to 60%? The employer, me and you, our children?This is one more small step toward national healthcare.

Yes, I think the government should help subsidize COBRA because there are many people who can't afford it and must drop health coverage. However, I think it should be a temporary fix on our way to national healthcare. Ideally individuals should be able to sign up for quality health care that they can...

Excellent idea. The subsidy should be for a period equal to the period availabe under COBRA or until the participant obtains new employment, whichever comes first.

Why not? we're subsidizing everything else except our own paychecks, which are likely to get smaller...

I have no idea what the long-term ramifications would be, but how much is the US spending/losing on the uninsured and lost productivity? Could the subsidy be limited to a certain time-frame and reviewed for changes/discontinuation at the expiration?

No. We are headed toward socialized medicine inch by inch and no one is watching.

It's about time that somebody recognized that a person laid off cannot afford the health care premiums.

Being a Group Insurance Broker for the past 20+ years I have had to deal with bringing the costly and shocking news of what health care plans actually cost to COBRA employees.