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Meanwhile, millions of workers don't qualify for Cobra in the first place, because the law doesn't cover the self-employed or those working for companies that abruptly shut down or are too small, or those who didn't offer health insurance to begin with.
WSJ: Despite Subsidy, Cobra's Bite Still Stings for Many
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At the time, she didn't sign up for COBRA, a decision she now seriously regrets.
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So then, if you didn't get it through COBRA, you had to go out and find health insurance on your own.
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But since that provision wouldn't kick in until 2014, Cobra likely would remain a critical part of the system until then.
WSJ: Despite Subsidy, Cobra's Bite Still Stings for Many
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And now he wasn't going anywhere until he kissed a cobra.
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We are making COBRA 65 percent cheaper so Americans don't lose their health care coverage if they're out there looking for work. (Applause.) We are saving the jobs of teachers and police officers that Americans rely on all across the nation.
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But insurance costs under Cobra have gotten so expensive that many people can't afford even their unsubsidized 35% portion.
WSJ: Despite Subsidy, Cobra's Bite Still Stings for Many
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Her employer was small, so she wasn't eligible for the subsidy until July, after California passed a mini-Cobra law aimed at businesses with fewer than 20 employees.
WSJ: Despite Subsidy, Cobra's Bite Still Stings for Many
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It also extended COBRA so that folks who've lost their jobs don't lose their health insurance, and it extended financing for small businesses, and makes it possible for 2, 000 furloughed transportation workers to go back to work.
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The Cobra-linked subsidy also is proving elusive for people who are eligible but don't have the means to pay for it.
WSJ: Despite Subsidy, Cobra's Bite Still Stings for Many