With all the talk about changing health insurance, one would think, that unemployed people, who scrape together 35% of the premiums, should get an extension on the COBRA help.  Here we have an instant, where this would be an immediate help to avoid adding another layer to the uninsured.  -  For example: NY pays $405 per week in unemployment, our insurance is well over $2,000 per month for a family. Do the math!