Workers laid-off from small businesses get health insurance break - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act gave a break to formefr employees of companies with 20 or more employeeas by providing a subsidy that cuts the cost ofCOBRzA health-care coverage by 65 percent. Illinoi is extending the same break to workersz laid off fromsmaller companies. The bill signed by Quinnn provides a 65 percent health insurance payment subsidh to those who worked for companieds with fewer than20 employees. The bill givews employees of small businesses who lost their jobsafter Sept.
1, 2008, and who declinee COBRA because of its high a second chance to enter the Underthis plan, those former workers can continure their health insurance coverage and receive a 65 percentf premium reduction. The law also provides up to an additionall three months of coverage for manyformer Sen. Susan Garrett, and Rep. Karen May, D-Highwood, sponsored the