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Released: March 05, 2009
Laid-off workers get health care help
Source: Michelle Singletary, Washington Post (Free Registration)
There's one Web site you need to check often if you intend to benefit from the many consumer provisions in the stimulus plan. That Web site is http://www.irs.gov. It's essential because several key provisions in the stimulus package aimed at individuals and families are going to be interpreted and implemented by the Internal Revenue Service. For example, the recovery law includes changes to the health-benefit provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, which is commonly referred to as COBRA. The new law includes a temporary COBRA premium reduction. If you have questions about the COBRA provisions in the new law, go to the IRS site, and in the search field on the home page, type American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This will take you to a page with highlights of the tax-related provisions in the new law.Read Full Article: Laid-off workers get health care help
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