Hi all,
I'm very new to this board so forgive me if this question has been already been asked several thousand times . In fact, the question will show my naivity regarding insurance.

I'm contemplating a thru-hike in '07. I'm hoping my employer will let me take a 6 mos. sabatical (that's a whole other issue/thread...). During that time I'm hoping to keep my insurance (I know, I'll be paying for it).

What can you tell me about "Cobra"? I realize I'll need to talk to my company about this - but for the time being I don't want to alert them to my potential plans in ~15 mos., not yet anyway

I'm just trying to gear up on how this works so I can go into the talks with a better understanding and idea of what it's going to cost.