https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/23/why-your-boss-is-dumping-your-wife/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 04:31:09 -0400<![CDATA[By denying coverage to spouses, employers not only save the annual premiums, but also the new fees that went into effect as part of the Affordable Care Act. This year, companies have to pay $1 or $2 “per life” covered on their plans, a sum that jumps to $65 in 2014. And health law guidelines proposed recently mandate coverage of employees’ dependent children (up to age 26), but husbands and wives are optional. “The question about whether it’s obligatory to cover the family of the employee is being thought through more than ever before,” says Helen Darling, president of the National Business Group on Health. See: When your boss doesn’t trust your doctor]]>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:30:03 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/23/why-your-boss-is-dumping-your-wife-n100370