COBRA (Notices & Premium Rates)

COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)

COBRA is a health insurance continuation option that is available to employees who leave Kyrene School District and had coverage while employed. Kyrene uses a third party vendor for COBRA Services.

Vendor Contact: AmeriBen

Customer Service# 877-379-5804

• COBRA Premium Costs - 2025/26
• COBRA Continuation Coverage Rights - Visit the U.S. Department of Labor to learn more about your rights.

COBRA Information

COBRA gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the right to choose to continue group health benefits provided by their group health plan for limited periods of time under certain circumstances such as voluntary or involuntary job loss, reduction in the hours worked, transition between jobs, death, divorce, and other life events. Qualified individuals may be required to pay the entire premium for coverage up to 102 percent of the cost of the plan.

COBRA elections are available only on the benefits that an employee had elected prior to terminating employment.

COBRA coverage can only be elected for medical, dental, vision or medical flexible spending accounts, if they were carried by the employee prior to termination.