Travis Software Official Blog

• Unless Congress acts, the last ARRA-eligible qualifying events are coming soon and WebCOBRA.com has been modified to ensure that you can successfully administer this transition. A new letter named ARRA Subsidy Termination Notice has been added to WebCOBRA.com and can be accessed in the Internet Word Processor for those customers that would like to customize the letter. This letter automatically generates when an AEI’s ARRA subsidy is within 30 days of the final month of benefit (the 9th month of his/her ARRA subsidy). The ARRA Subsidy Termination Notice will also inform the Qualified Beneficiary of their total COBRA premium without the ARRA subsidy.

• Additionally, unless Congress extends ARRA the final ARRA-eligible qualifying events are coming in December, 2009, and to allow our customers to administer these there is a new option at the Client/Employer level. This option allows COBRA administrators to set whether or not ARRA subsidy eligibility will apply for QB’s whose qualifying event date occurs during December, 2009 but whose first day after loss of coverage occurs in 2010. Some administrators are taking the view that those QBs are not ARRA-eligible, others are taking the view that they are, therefore the option has been added to allow you to have the system operate in accordance with your specific opinion. • Also, the new “ARRA End Date” field is now available on any QB that is marked as ARRA Authorized, and can easily be seen from the QB detail screen.