| If you had been receiving health insurance coverage | | | | more expensive than the group insurance plans |
| through COBRA, termination of your benefits is an | | | | offered by employers. You have experienced this |
| inevitable eventuality that you must most surely face. | | | | already first-hand with COBRA, having to pay the |
| Until now, you had been enjoying the benefits of | | | | entire cost of insurance coverage on your own. And |
| continued health coverage from your former employer. | | | | you will experience this again when your COBRA |
| But COBRA, as mandated by government law, is | | | | termination takes effect and you must go out shopping |
| intended only to help ex-employees "bridge the gap" | | | | for private insurance. |
| until you find new health insurance coverage on your | | | | COBRA termination can be a time of uncertainty if |
| own. | | | | you have always been accustomed to receiving |
| If you have not been able to obtain insurance | | | | insurance benefits through an employer. |
| coverage through a new employer by the time | | | | The good news is that COBRA termination may |
| COBRA termination of coverage s set to occur, then | | | | actually end up saving you money. When it comes to |
| you will need to explore other options. If you are | | | | shopping around for private health insurance, you have |
| married, perhaps you may need to become a | | | | a much greater array of options in terms of health |
| dependent on his or her employer's insurance plan, if | | | | plans to choose from. In some cases, these may end |
| available. | | | | up saving you money over what you were paying |
| Obtaining your own private, individual insurance plan is | | | | under your COBRA insurance plan. |
| your other option. | | | | Not sure which option is right for you? Compare health |
| As you may have no doubt already discovered | | | | plans now and get a free insurance quote. |
| first-hand, individual health insurance can be significantly | | | | |