Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

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United States federal statute health insurance continuation law

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) is a U.S. federal law that, among other provisions, allows workers and their families to continue employer-sponsored health insurance coverage for a limited time after job loss or other qualifying events.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
COBRA	1
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act	1
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ health insurance continuation law ⓘ
allows	employers to charge up to 102 percent of the cost of coverage ⓘ
alsoRegulates	Medicaid ⓘ Medicare ⓘ federal budget reconciliation ⓘ railroad retirement ⓘ welfare programs ⓘ
appliesTo	employer-sponsored group health plans ⓘ private-sector employers with 20 or more employees ⓘ state and local government employers ⓘ
beneficiary	covered employees ⓘ dependent children of covered employees ⓘ spouses of covered employees ⓘ
codifiedIn	Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ⓘ Internal Revenue Code ⓘ Public Health Service Act ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
coverageType	temporary continuation of group health coverage ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
enforcedBy	Internal Revenue Service ⓘ United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services United States Department of Labor ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Labor
exempts	church plans ⓘ plans sponsored by the federal government ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
legislativeProcess	budget reconciliation process ⓘ
nicknameOrigin	acronym formed from full title COBRA ⓘ
possibleExtendedCoverageDuration	29 months ⓘ 36 months ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment	Ronald Reagan ⓘ
primarySubject	health insurance continuation coverage ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 99-272 ⓘ
purpose	to prevent gaps in health insurance coverage after job loss or other qualifying events ⓘ
qualifyingEvent	death of the covered employee ⓘ divorce or legal separation from the covered employee ⓘ involuntary job loss ⓘ loss of dependent child status under plan rules ⓘ reduction in hours of employment ⓘ transition between jobs ⓘ voluntary job loss ⓘ
relatedTo	Affordable Care Act ⓘ Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ⓘ
requires	continuation of group health coverage after qualifying events ⓘ employers to offer continuation coverage at group rates ⓘ
shortName	COBRA ⓘ
signedBy	Ronald Reagan ⓘ
typicalCoverageDuration	18 months ⓘ
yearEnacted	1986 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ERISA → amendedBy → Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 → amendedBy → Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ⓘ

EBSA → enforces → Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ⓘ

this entity surface form: COBRA

COBRA → fullName → Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

Employee Benefits Security Administration → legalAuthority → Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ⓘ

Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act → partOf → Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ⓘ