The number of employers whose company health benefits plan cover the working (elsewhere) spouses of their employees has just been reduced by one — and it's a big one, too.
UPS announced in a memo to employees that it would cut up as many as 15,000 employees' working spouses from its health coverage rolls.
Citing a trend among "other companies" to refuse coverage to spouses employed by another company that offers coverage, the undated memo cites the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as providing the impetus for the "design change."
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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.
