The American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) includes a federally supported subsidy to cover 100 percent of COBRA continuation coverage premiums for workers losing health plan coverage due to an involuntary job loss or reduction of hours. New guidance from the federal government addresses important questions for employers.

President Biden has signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which includes wide-ranging relief provisions to assist those who lost their company-sponsored health plans because of the COVID-19 pandemic.