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Effective June 1, 2010, the ARRA language, ARRA posters, and “Request for Treatment as an Assistance Eligible Individual (AEI)” will not be included automatically in the default letters prepared by TravisCobra^TM and WebCOBRA for individuals with a qualifying event on or after June 1, 2010.

On April 15, 2010, Congress passed and the President later signed the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (the “Act”) that extended to May 31, 2010 the eligibility for the 65% premium subsidy for COBRA premiums for individuals that incur an involuntary termination of employment on or before that date. Prior to this Act, the eligibility time period for the COBRA premium subsidy expired on March 31, 2010. This Act modifies the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), which was amended by the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 earlier this year.

Travis Software Corp. is working now on updates to both WebCOBRA On Demand and TravisCobra^TM to help you meet the requirements of this new law.

[Updated 4/26/2010] We plan to have the new release of TravisCobra^TM delivered to TravisCobra^TM Users on Tuesday, April 27, 2010. The new release of WebCOBRA On Demand will be implemented and available to WebCOBRA On Demand Users by Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. Additional testing was required for these updates to include the new ability to access and edit the ARRA Summary Letter and Request Form (as published by the DOL).