Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit October 8, 2002, 02-1243 (Geraldine Chesnut Donald Chesnut v. David Montgomery, Doing Business as Montgomery's I.G.A.)

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LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

The continuation of health insurance coverage is an important concern when a person changes jobs. In the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (“COBRA”), Congress amended the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) to require that covered group health plans “provide ... that each qualified beneficiary who would lose coverage ...