COBRA stands for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, which is a health insurance program that allows employees to continue to receive healthcare benefits even after losing their job or ...

Have you recently lost your job, or fear you might, and wonder what’s going to happen to your health insurance? Afraid you’ll be left uninsured? COBRA gives you the power to keep your insurance even ...

The unemployment rate rose to 3.9% from 3.7% in February; its highest since January 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And in a somewhat mixed signal, U.S. employers added 275,000 jobs ...

You've just been laid off. You're so mad that you rip the phone out of the wall, lose your balance and break your hand. Now you need a doctor. But do you still have health insurance? Chances are, if ...

Layoffs are still rippling through the workforce in early 2026: Amazon just announced it's laying off 16,000 workers; UPS is cutting 30,000 workers; Pinterest will lay off 15% of its workforce; and ...

Free health insurance for Americans without job-based coverage through the COBRA health benefits program that was allocated in a government stimulus bill expires on Thursday. The $1.9 trillion ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - As many as 16 million Americans lost their employer-sponsored COBRA health insurance benefits after the government stimulus bill expired Thursday. COBRA insurance is often ...

Loss of health insurance coverage can be stressful, particularly on top of an unexpected job loss. But your options for getting a new policy may be better than you expect. Today, most people who ...

Dear Cheapskate: After 10 years at the same job, my husband was recently laid off. I’m a freelance writer. I work mainly from home so I can be with our 3-year-old son. We’ve always relied on my ...

The best way to get health insurance outside of open enrollment (Nov. 1 to Jan. 15) is by qualifying for a special enrollment period. You can usually buy health insurance through your state health ...