Tag: dependent coverage

N.C. Voters Nix Same-sex Marriage: Implications for Employers

Employers in North Carolina will not face the complications their counterparts in states where same-sex marriage is legal or recognized do, but local and municipal governments that provide domestic partner benefits may have to change their policies. Tar Heel State voters on May 8 approved an amendment to the state constitution that defines marriage as […]

Based on Latest HHS Data, Young Adults Should Love Health Reform

Health care reform may be responsible for a rise in partisan bickering, but what is also rising is the number of young adults with health insurance — 1 million more since last year,  according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In the first quarter of 2011, the percentage of adults between […]