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Dependent Coverage to Age 26 Regulation and Notice

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) provided for the expansion of dependent coverage to children until age 26.  Read more

HIRE Act 2010

The Hiring Incentive to Restore Employment Act (the "HIRE ACT") was signed by President Obama on March 18, 2010.  Read more

Health Care Reform...What Changes Businesses Need to Attend to First

Cowden Associates' Vince Wolf addresses what changes businesses need to make by September of this year and January 2011.  Read article

Small Business Council Summarizes Cowden's Survey Findings

Small Business Council's Communications Editor, Paul Gough, sat down with Cowden's Executive Vice President Vince Wolf to learn about key findings of the firm's Annual Employee Benefits Survey.  Read the article

April 2010 Newsletter

 Obama Signs New COBRA Subsidy Program Extension

President Barack Obama has signed legislation that extends the COBRA subsidy program until May 31, 2010. Before the extension, involuntary terminations that occurred after March 31, 2010, did not qualify for subsidy for COBRA continuation coverage. (read more)