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Postdoc COBRA Extension Plan

Click here for the
COBRA
application

Postdocs lose eligibility for Trust Fund benefits 30 days after their employment ends. You are able to extend your dental & vision plans for up to 18 months after that by paying the premiums yourself.

Overview of COBRA

"The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the right to choose to continue group health benefits provided by their group health plan for limited periods of time under certain circumstances such as voluntary or involuntary job loss, reduction in the hours worked, transition between jobs, death, divorce, and other life events. Qualified individuals may be required to pay the entire premium for coverage up to 102 percent of the cost to the plan." (http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/cobra.htm)

2022-23 COBRA Rates

Altus Dental:                                   

Single: $28.97/month                                            

Single + 1: $59.82/month                                      

Family $102.67/month    

 

EyeMed Vision:

Single: $4.00/month  

Single+ 1: $7.59/month  

Family $11.15/month  

 

Rates are effective 9/1/22. All rates above include a 2% administrative fee.  The COBRA application is due within 60 days after your loss of coverage date.

COBRA Application

Please complete the application and send a request for a secure email to uawdental@external.umass.edu  Once you receive the secure email, you can reply directly with your form attached.

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COBRA Application

All COBRA participants are required to sign up for recurring, automatic bill payment offered as a free service through PayPal in order to make monthly premium payments.  Premium payments are due on the first of each month of coverage and timely payments are a condition of maintaining coverage. Both the participant and the Trust Fund have the ability to stop recurring payments at any time by contacting PayPal. No other payment methods are available.

Info on your COBRA rights

Detailed information about your COBRA rights, including what continuation of coverage is, how long coverage can be continued or extended, who is eligible, costs, etc.

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Click here for the US Dept of Labor's Employee Guide to Health Benefits Under COBRA

 

Click here for Important Information about Your COBRA Rights

 

Click here for the US Dept of Labor's FAQs on COBRA Continuation Health Coverage

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