COBRA AND STATE CONTINUATION
BENEFIT ADMINISTRATION

As an employer, you must comply with all federal and state laws governing continuing benefits for employees, former employees and their beneficiaries. We can help.

Our COBRA and state continuation benefit administration services help you comply with federal and state laws governing continuing benefits for employees, former employees and their beneficiaries.

We take care of required notices, forms and billing. And you can count on us to administer COBRA and state continuation benefits fairly and professionally.

Why choose OptumHealth?

• We’re experts. We monitor emerging statutes, regulations and court cases that impact COBRA administration, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and state continuation benefits.
• We’re hands-on. We designate an account manager to answer your questions or put you in touch with technical experts.
• We’re easy to work with. If your plan sponsors and beneficiaries want to manage benefit status and other information, they can do so any time online.

Features

Our services feature:

• Easy COBRA administration installation. We'll set up your program and transition your qualifying beneficiaries.
• Comprehensive communications. We'll take care of required notices and forms to participants and communicate COBRA elections and terminations to plan carriers.
• Consolidated payments. We'll send you a monthly check for all premiums received during the month.
• Automated reports. We'll send you detailed monthly reports of all COBRA activity.

Benefits

OptumHealth COBRA and state continuation benefit administration can help you:

• Benefit from experience. Work with a professional COBRA administrator to address the risks of fines, penalties, litigation and claims rejection.
• Work efficiently. Cut costs and increase productivity because you won’t have to spend time training and updating staff about ongoing statutory, regulatory and case law developments.

Contact us today

Call 1-866-427-6804 or e-mail engage@optumhealth.com to reach an employer relations representative.