Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced legislation Tuesday to reinstate the healthcare subsidies for fired workers that expired...
Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011
Gov. Pat Quinn on Saturday signed legislation into law that ensures unemployed small business workers in Illinois will receive continued COBRA health ...
The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 05.25.2011
As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up compelling local stories about the victims of the recession. Federal...
Mark Miller | Posted 05.25.2011
What's more important: a cost-of-living increase in Social Security benefits for retired people, or health insurance subsidies for the unemployed? The answer depends on your clout in Washington.
Mark Miller | Posted 05.25.2011
COBRA is the federal program that allows workers to hold on to their health insurance benefits after a job loss. The measure is a stop on the way toward an envisioned universal health system.
Verena von Pfetten | Posted 11.17.2011
We were given some bad, sad, and shocking news yesterday. It was announced that Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Terminal ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011