Conference Reports

The joint conference report describes the legislative history of the Assistance for COBRA Continuation Coverage provisions under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act. The report is structured according to four main sections:

• a description of the present law;
• the House bill;
• the Senate Amendment; and
• Conference Agreement.

You can access the Joint Conference Report section describing the COBRA Premium Assistance provisions, and ARRA Section 3001 Premium Assistance For COBRA Benefits, by clicking on the following links:

Text of ARRA Section 3001
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/COBRAContinuationofCov/Downloads/ARRA_Section_3001_Statutory_Text_Excerpt.pdf
[PDF] Size: 136KB

Joint Conference Report on the COBRA Premium Reduction Provision
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/JointStatementCOBRAPremiumReduction.pdf
[PDF] Size: 949KB

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