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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.

"Government" translates to tax payer, and the taxpayer burden is already too great and growing worse - there has to be a better way than government-subsidized COBRA for individuals who find themselves without coverage.

What I would like to see is addressing the REAL issue, the cost of health care. Instead, we put another taxpayer band-aid on it.

It's a nice thought, but another step on the slippery slope to socialism. Can the government afford this new entitlement? How much will it cost annually? What about the deficit? The national debt? Why 50%? Why not 75% or 100%? Why just COBRA? Why not all medical premiums?