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if you timely elect continued coverage under COBRA for yourself and your covered dependents under the Company’s group health plans following such termination or resignation of employment, then the Company shall pay the COBRA premiums necessary to continue your health insurance coverage in effect for yourself and your eligible dependents on the termination date (the “COBRA Benefits”) until the earliest of # the close of the six (6) month period following the termination of your employment, # the expiration of your eligibility for the continuation coverage under COBRA, or # the date when you become eligible for substantially equivalent health insurance coverage in connection with [[Person A:Person]]

if you timely elect continued coverage under COBRA for yourself and your covered dependents under the Company’s group health plans following such termination, then the Company will pay the COBRA premiums necessary to continue your health insurance coverage then in effect for yourself and your eligible dependents, as and when due to the insurance carrier or COBRA administrator (as applicable), until the earliest of # the close of the 9 month period following your Separation from Service, # the expiration of your eligibility for the continuation coverage under COBRA, or # the date when you become eligible for substantially equivalent health insurance coverage in connection with new employment or self-employment (such period from the termination date through the earliest of [(1) through (3)], the “COBRA Payment Period”). However, if at anytime the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the payment of the COBRA premiums would result in a violation of the

COBRA Health Benefit. Subject to the Company’s right of election for an alternative lump-sum payment under [Section 9(d)] hereof, if you are subject to an Involuntary Termination and you elect to continue your health insurance coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”) following your Separation, then the Company will pay the same portion of your monthly premium under COBRA as it pays for active employees and their eligible dependents until the earliest of # the close of the six (6) month period following your Separation, # the expiration of your continuation coverage under COBRA or # the date when you become eligible for substantially equivalent health insurance coverage in connection with new employment or self-employment.

Severance Health Premium Reimbursements. If Employee timely elects to continue his Company-provided group health insurance coverage pursuant to the federal COBRA law, the Company will reimburse Employee for the cost of such COBRA premiums to continue health insurance coverage at the same level of coverage for Employee and his dependents (if applicable) in effect as of the termination date, through the end of six (6) months or until such time as Employee qualifies for health insurance benefits through a new employer, whichever occurs first. Employee shall notify the Company in writing of such new employment not later than five (5) business days after securing it.

Subject to your proper election to receive benefits under COBRA, [[Organization A:Organization]] shall pay to the group health plan provider or the COBRA provider a monthly payment equal to the monthly COBRA premium to continue coverage for you and your eligible dependents under [[Organization A:Organization]]’s group healthcare plan until the earlier of # the end of the Severance Period, # the date that you become eligible for group medical plan benefits under any other employer’s group medical plan; or # the cessation of your health continuation rights under COBRA; provided, however, that if [[Organization A:Organization]] reasonably and in good faith determines that it cannot pay such amounts to the group health plan provider or the COBRA provider (if applicable) without violating applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act), you will no longer be entitled to this benefit.

Upon termination, if the Executive is entitled to the COBRA Payment Benefit, [[Organization A:Organization]] shall pay the Executive’s monthly premium for the continuation of the Executive’s health insurance coverage under the COBRA immediately following the Executive’s termination, until the earlier of either: # six (6) months after the Termination Date; or # such time as the Executive becomes eligible for alternative health insurance benefits, including health insurance benefits provided by another employer or the state or federal government of the United States.

so long as the Executive timely elects (and remains eligible for) health benefits continuation pursuant to COBRA, payment by the Company of the Executive’s applicable premiums (including spouse or family coverage if the Executive had such coverage on the Termination Date) for such continuation coverage under COBRA (payable as and when such payments become due) during the period commencing on the Termination Date and ending on the earliest to occur of # the one year anniversary of the Termination Date, and # the date on which the Executive and his or her covered dependents, if any, become eligible for health insurance coverage through another employer.

COBRA Benefits. Should you timely elect and be eligible to continue receiving group health insurance pursuant to the “COBRA” law, the Company will, until the earlier of # the date that is 12 months following the Separation Date, and # the date on which you obtain alternative coverage (as applicable, the “COBRA Contribution Period”), continue to pay the share of the premiums for such coverage to the same extent it was paying such premiums on your behalf immediately prior to the Separation Date. The remaining balance of any premium costs during the COBRA Contribution Period, and all premium costs thereafter, shall be paid by you on a monthly basis for as long as, and to the extent that, you remain eligible for COBRA continuation. You agree that, should you obtain alternative medical and/or dental insurance coverage prior to the date that is 12 months following the Separation Date, you will so inform the Company in writing within five (5) business days of obtaining such coverage.

the same level of Company-paid health (i.e., medical, vision and dental) coverage and benefits for such coverage as in effect for the Employee (and any eligible dependents) on the day immediately preceding the Employee’s Termination Date; provided, however, that # the Employee constitutes a qualified beneficiary, as defined in Section 4980B(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”); and # Employee elects continuation coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), within the time period prescribed pursuant to COBRA. The Company shall continue to provide Employee with such Company-paid coverage on a monthly basis following the Termination Date until the earlier of # the date Employee (and his/her eligible dependents) is no longer eligible to receive continuation coverage pursuant to COBRA, or # twelve (12) months from the Termination Date.

If Employee elects to continue medical and dental insurance following the Transition Date under COBRA, the Company shall continue to pay the employer-paid portion of Employee’s, and as applicable, his dependents’ COBRA premiums for a period of twelve (12) months following the Transition Date; provided, however, that in the event Employee becomes eligible for substantially equivalent health insurance coverage in connection with new employment or self-employment, such subsidization of COBRA continuation coverage by the Company shall immediately cease.

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