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Legislation Introduced in Senate and House to Extend Equal COBRA Benefits to LGBT Families

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, has heaped praise on Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY) for introducing the Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2011, which would equalize the benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), guaranteeing continuation health coverage to any qualified beneficiary  under an employer’s health insurance plan, including domestic partners and the children of domestic partners when employers choose to cover them. Currently, COBRA mandates only that employees, their spouses and dependent children can continue their health coverage, usually at their own expense, after certain qualifying events, most commonly when the employee leaves or loses his or her job. Click here to read more.
 
 



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