COBRA Benefits Going Away On Monday
In today's top story from McClatchy that has caught the attention of Duncan "Atrios" Black and Marcy "Emptywheel" Wheeler , there will be a number of unemployed Americans on Monday who will not have any more COBRA subsidy to help drastically with paying for their health care. The program's duration, originally set up from the stimulus bill, has caught the eye of the Congressional figures who really do care about the American people. And they have urged something to be done about this: Earlier this month, Sen. AI Franken, D-Minn., spoke on the Senate floor of a 57-year-old constituent from Lakeville named "Gregory" who was laid off from his printing job in March and now depends heavily on his COBRA subsidy........ "In today's dismal economy, who has $940 each month to spend on health insurance, especially if you don't have a job?" Franken said. " . . . Now is not the time to put another burden on struggling families." F...