My employer has several health ins plans. My employer is required to provide Cobra coverage as it has several dozen employees.
If I were to choose one during open-enrollment, then get laid-off, the layoff, from my understanding, would be consider a life event thereby allowing me to pick a different plan if I choose to continue to use my employers health-plans?
My understanding is that you do not get to pick a plan, but rather if laid off you are able to select the COBRA option for the insurance you have signed up for. Normally this will happen at a substantially higher rate, and it is time limited to 36 months. Costs are capped at 102% of the employer's current rate.
You did not indicate what state you are in; I believe the requirements differ in some jurisdictions.
