Access to employer-sponsored health coverage for same-sex spouses

Some have raised questions about whether federal and state recognition of same-sex marriage would diminish domestic-partnership benefits, but data from the Employee Health Benefits Survey show no statistical difference between the share of firms offering same-sex domestic partner health coverage in...

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Published in:Medical Benefits 2017, Vol.34 (1), p.4
Main Author: Dawson, Lindsey
Format: Newsletterarticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Couples
Domestic partners
Employers
Gay couples
Gays & lesbians
Health insurance
Insurance coverage
Married people
Same sex marriage
Supreme Court decisions
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Summary:Some have raised questions about whether federal and state recognition of same-sex marriage would diminish domestic-partnership benefits, but data from the Employee Health Benefits Survey show no statistical difference between the share of firms offering same-sex domestic partner health coverage in 2016 compared to 2013, among all firms offering health benefits.
ISSN:0743-8079