As a former IPG Healther who was laid off on 12/1, is anyone else still waiting on Cobra information? Any and all tips appreciated - my family of 4 is anxiously awaiting options and I’m starting to panic.

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That should have been provided to you before your last day. 100% call anyone you know in HR. It’s likely the person whose job to send it to you was laid off as well since this is a complete clown show so definitely don’t wait. And if there was a decent HR human on here from IPGH perhaps you can direct message this person to help.

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I got laid off from IPG because of Pfizer loss in 2024. Don’t panic just yet. It will all be alright. Just know employers usually contribute 60-80% of health insurance premiums. So that’s where sticker shock comes in. Instead of the 800 you were paying pretax as an employee, it inflates to 2600 or more! You’ll be fine, just take care of your family.

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Contact HR.

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