1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act . 2. Preserving health benefits for workers (a) Premium assistance for COBRA continuation coverage and furloughed continuation coverage for individuals and their families (1) Provision of premium assistance (A) Reduction of premiums payable (i) COBRA continuation coverage In the case of any premium for a period of coverage during the period beginning on March 1, 2020, and ending on the last day of the 180-day period succeeding the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B) ) for COBRA continuation coverage with respect to any assistance eligible individual described in paragraph (3)(A), such individual shall be treated for purposes of any COBRA continuation provision as having paid the amount of such premium if such individual pays (or a person other than such individual’s employer pays on behalf of such individual) 0 percent of the amount of such premium (as determined without regard to this subsection). (ii) Furloughed continuation coverage In the case of any premium for a period of coverage during the period beginning on March 1, 2020, and ending on the last day of the 180-day period succeeding the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B) ) for coverage under a group health plan with respect to any assistance eligible individual described in paragraph (3)(B), such individual shall be treated for purposes of coverage under the plan offered by the employer involved in which the individual is enrolled as having paid the amount of such premium if such individual pays (or a person other than such individual’s employer pays on behalf of such individual) 0 percent of the amount of such premium (as determined without regard to this subsection). (B) Plan enrollment option (i) In general Notwithstanding the COBRA continuation provisions, any assistance eligible individual who is enrolled in a group health