    THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Division of Unemployment Assistance provides financial assistance to unemployed workers to pay their COBRA or health insurance plan.  The following information is from their website or by phone 1-800-908-8801 and may be helpful to our unemployed members:
Premium Assistance Plan
If you have the option of continuing participation in COBRA or a health insurance plan you have previously purchased yourself, you may receive monthly subsidies towards your premium payments. DUA currently pays for 80 percent of the actual premium paid up to a maximum of $1080/month for a family plan and $440/month for an individual plan.