To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of tax-free COBRA premium payment accounts, and for other purposes.
COBRA Affordability Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) the establishment of tax-exempt accounts for the payment of COBRA (health insurance continuation benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985) premiums; (2) an income-based tax deduction, up to $2,500, for cash contributions to such a COBRA premium payment account; (3) tax-free distributions from such an account for payment of COBRA premiums; (4) the rollover of unused amounts in such an account into a tax-exempt retirement account; and (5) employees to elect to enroll in an alternative health plan offered by their employers, in lieu of COBRA coverage.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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