Among the myriad objectives of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is to stamp out discrimination in health benefits once the law takes full effect.
Problem is, it appears that confusion reigns about just what that means among all parties involved in implementing the legislation. And that includes the government officials who crafted it.
That plan administrators and insurance providers are wracked by uncertainty comes as no surprise. They have been struggling with many elements of the act, and are just getting around to digging into such details as how to handle same-sex marriage partners, transgender issues and whether each and every item in a benefits package must be made available to all employees regardless of their job status.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
