COBRA Coverage Prohibitively Expensive for Many Unemployed, Report Says - washingtonpost.com

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The cost of buying health insurance for unemployed Americans who try to purchase coverage through a former employer consumes 30 percent to 84 percent of standard unemployment benefits, according to a report released yesterday.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/09/AR2009010903350....