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COBRA Defined

Federal legislation that lets you, if you work for an insured employer group of 20 or more employees, continue to purchase health insurance for up to 18 months if you lose your job or your coverage is otherwise terminated. For more information, visit the Department of Labor.

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09 So Far: Top Stories of April - June

Published July 4, 2009, 5:01 pm, antiMUSIC

The Year Is Half Over, Join Us This Holiday Weekend As We Look Back At The Top Stories From April, May and June

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After a Layoff: Evaluating Your Health Insurance Options

Published July 3, 2009, 11:25 pm, Lexington Clipper-Herald

(ARA) - As the economy continues to struggle, an increasing number of people are faced with the unfortunate prospect of losing their job.

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Marines suffer first casualties in Afghan campaign

Published July 3, 2009, 1:27 pm, Daily Record

NAWA, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles (88 kilometers) of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan.

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Letters to the Editor

Published July 3, 2009, 9:24 am, The Montclarion

The news that California's unemployment rate has hit a modern-era record 11.5 percent is cause for dismay not only because of the lost jobs but also because for many families, the loss of employment also means the imminent loss of health care. COBRA is expensive and temporary.

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Going It Alone When Buying a Health Policy

Published July 3, 2009, 9:18 am, WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance

The sour economy is prodding more Americans to buy their own health insurance, a daunting task for people not prepared to navigate the possible pitfalls.

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Workers rally for health-care reform

Published July 3, 2009, 12:48 am, Observer-Reporter

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Marines suffer casualties in new Afghan campaign

Published July 3, 2009, 12:07 am, AP via Yahoo! News

U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan. One Marine was killed and several others were injured or wounded on the first full day of the assault, the largest military operation in Afghanistan since the fall of Taliban government in 2001.

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Letters to the editor

Published July 3, 2009, 12:03 am, The Sacramento Bee

Ugly dogs, fireworks, bicyclists, illegal immigration, private insurers

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Cases of swine flu 'could top 100000 a day by August'

Published July 2, 2009, 11:30 pm, Daily Telegraph

New cases of swine flu could top more than 100000 a day by the end of August ministers have warned as they admitted they can no longer contain the spread of the virus.

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Laid-off workers don"™t get COBRA

Published July 2, 2009, 10:33 pm, Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot

Adventist Health Systems is not offering extended medical benefits under COBRA to an estimated 100-plus employees laid off from now-defunct South Coast Medical Center, claiming the organization is exempt from the federal law because of its affiliation with the Seventh-Day Adventist Church.

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