COBRA Eas
COBRA Compliance
COBRA Terminology
COBRA Procedure
COBRA - Random
100

You'll need this to log into COBRA Eas along with your password.

What is my 3 character ID?

100

This federal law applies to any employer who has more than 20 employees. It allows employees to continue certain benefits they had while actively working.  

What is COBRA?

100

This is another word for a former employee.

What is a subscriber?

100

Before keying a member from a termination Work Queue Item into COBRA Eas, analysts need to check this place first.

What is HISTORY?

100

This is an alternative for members if they feel COBRA prices are too high.

What is the Health Insurance Marketplace?

200

This feature helps remove a lot of clients and members you might not want to see

What is the ISOLATE button?

200

Some states such as NY and CA make use of this state law that allows employees to continue certain benefits they had while actively working...for longer than the federal version of the law.  

What is State Continuation of Coverage?

200

This company specialize in employee benefits - particularly the benefit and claims processing aspect of employee benefits. This includes COBRA services.

What is a Third Party Administrator?

200

When keying termination Work Queue Items, analyst should have SharePoint, PowerStepp & this document open

What is the Client Cheat Sheet?

200

Members should call this department with questions about their benefits and claims while on COBRA

Who is Luminare Customer Service?

300

This is the field for the subscriber's SS# in COBRA Eas.

What is the ID# field?

300

This is the maximum amount of time a former employee can be on COBRA, without the disability extension.

What is 18 months?

300

This is another word for a COBRA eligible member.

What is a (qualified) beneficiary?

300

Work Queue Items that produce a COBRA offer should be assigned this status 

What is COMPLETED - NOTICE SENT?

300

This coding in COBRA Eas lets an analyst know what type of payment members sent in via the Billing & Payment Screen

What are Source Codes?

400

Analysts can view 3 types of these in the PARTICIPANT screen. 

What are NOTES? What are STATUSES?

400

This is the usual amount of time a member has to make their first payment for COBRA coverage

What is 45 days?

400

This means a member received a COBRA notice but hasn't returned the enrollment form yet.

What is NOTIFIED status?

400

These 2 tools help analysts when a member has a flexible spending account rider on their benefits.

What are the Flex Calculator & the WEX portal?

400

Cancelling coverage due to Open Enrollment, allowing active coverage to lapse ... or even dropping current insurance due to cost are all examples of what?

What are non-Qualifying Life Events?

500

Benefit Riders & Benefit Packages are viewed in this COBRA Eas tab. 


What is PARTICIPANTS - COVERAGES ?

500

This is what the acronym COBRA stand for.

What is The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act?

500

This is the date Luminare was notified of the member's QLE.

What is the Sponsor Date?

500
This happens when a member has staggered termination dates on their record & needs 2 COBRA notices.

What is a Multiple Event?

500

Under normal circumstances, this is the furthest a member can retroactively request termination of COBRA services.

What is 30 days?