Which employees and dependents are eligible under a California COBRA health insurance plan?
A California COBRA health insurance plan typically includes all qualified beneficiaries. Qualified beneficiaries under a California COBRA insurance plan are the dependent spouse and children of the employee who is enrolled in the employer’s health care plan at the time of a qualifying event. The qualified beneficiaries are typically eligible for California COBRA insurance, unless the individual: • becomes covered under another group benefit plan • becomes eligible for federal COBRA (different from California COBRA health insurance) • fails to notify the California COBRA health insurance provider of a qualifying event in the time specified by the law • fails to pay the California COBRA insurance plan premium on a timely basis • becomes eligible for Medicare • becomes eligible for Medi-Cal Under California COBRA health insurance, are newborns and adopted children considered qualified beneficiaries? Yes. Under California COBRA health insurance, a child who is “born to or placed for adopti
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