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The Plan Exclusion feature, which was originally discussed here, will allow you to exclude domestic partners and other ineligible dependents from receiving the 65% ARRA subsidy. This feature was released as a part of our continuing effort to update the WebCOBRA.com system so that you can administer ARRA subsidies more efficiently than ever!

You would want to use the Plan Exclusion feature when you have a benefit plan that allows domestic partner or other ineligible dependents on the plan, and the QB applies for treatment as an AEI through ARRA. You are responsible for calculating how much of the premium is applicable to the domestic partner and entering that as an “exclusion.” The remainder, which is attributable to the main QB, will be subsidized and the exclusion will not.

To Enter a Plan Exclusion in WebCOBRA:

The QB Group whom you want to enter the Plan Exclusion for must first be ARRA Stimulus Authorized.

1. From the QB Detail screen, select the Benefits tab.
2. Select Edit Plan Exclusions.
3. You will see each benefit plan that the QB Group is assigned to, enter the Exclusion Amount. Please note, the Exclusion Amount is a dollar amount that will be removed when calculating the QBs 65% ARRA subsidy.
4. Once you are finished, select Update Plan Exclusions.
5. You will now see, “QB Benefit Exclusions Management saved correctly.”

After the Plan Exclusions are completed, you will then be able to go to the QB Account Ledger and view the exclusion amount in order to verify that you have entered the exclusion correctly.

Software Availability

This feature is available now! It was uploaded through a hotfix on 5/7/2009 without any interference on the part of the user.