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• A Federal law that may allow you to temporarily keep health coverage after your employment ends, you lose coverage as a dependent of the covered employee, or another qualifying event. If you elect COBRA coverage, you pay 100% of the premiums, including the share the employer used to pay, plus a small administrative fee.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  COBRA. (n.d.). HealthCare.gov Glossary. Retrieved February 3, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/cobra.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  COBRA. HealthCare.gov Glossary. U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/cobra (accessed: February 3, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "COBRA." HealthCare.gov Glossary. U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 3 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/cobra.

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