Image: Shutterstock. But even among people with a pacemaker, death due to cardiac problems is very common. If we extend the light- power switch analogy, there may be a lot of reasons the light doesnât turn on, although the switch has been flipped: the light bulb may be non-functional or the cable may have been cut.
The employer has 30 days to notify the plan administrator of the termination and the plan administrator has an additional 14 days after notification of the employer to notify you in wirting of your COBRA rights. Ask a similar question.
COBRA must be available to the former employee through the employer for a minimum of 18 months. For a period of time in the recent past, from 2009 through 2011, the Federal government subsidized about 65 percent of the cost for many people who were carrying COBRA.