Full Definition of POWWOW. 1. : an American Indian medicine man. 2. a: an American Indian ceremony (as for victory in war) b: an American Indian social gathering or fair usually including competitive dancing. 3. a: a social get-together b: a meeting for discussion.
The duration of COBRA benefits depends on the qualifying event. If the qualifying event is the employee's quitting, termination, or reduction in hours, COBRA benefits last for 18 months. If the qualifying event is the employee's death, the employee's divorce or legal separation, or the dependent's loss of dependent status under the plan, COBRA benefits last for 36 months.
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.