Legal Question in Insurance Law in Michigan

I never recieved COBRA

Greetings:

I voluntarily quit my position with Qualex (a Kodak company) last September. I never recieved any information on COBRA benefits continuation. I was employed by Qualex for 5 years. I have come to find out that my medical benefits could of continued at my expense under COBRA. I was never informed after my seperation with Qualex. What kind of recourse do I have?

Thanks

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Asked on 4/08/03, 6:40 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Steven Afton IMMIGRATION ADVOCATES

Re: I never recieved COBRA

As I recall, you have 18 months within which to sign up for COBRA, and I believe they'll backdate coverage for about 3 months. If you have no damages (money expended or other injury), then I don't see that there would be any cause of action. Just contact your past employer and ask them about it. Be prepared to pay a hefty premium through COBRA...you may want to check out just buying health insurance through an agent you find in the yellow pages.

Good luck!

Steve Afton

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Answered on 4/09/03, 9:34 am


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