Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Human Resource Management
 
Board
Department of Human Resource Management
 
chapter
Commonwealth of Virginia Health Benefits Program [1 VAC 55 ‑ 20]
Action This action will amend section 1VAC 55 320(E) to include adults, other than spouses and incapacitated adult children, as participants in the Health Benefits Plan for State Employees
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 12/23/2009
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12/8/09  7:28 pm
Commenter: Julie Turner Newsome

committed partners should be covered if spouses are covered
 

Why shouldn't we cover committed partners just as spouses are covered for health insurance.  How many heterosexuals get married & divorced at the drop of a hat & often its merely a union of economic convenience.  Get over it - gay marriage (or union) is coming to this conservative state & many, many companies already offer these benefits to same-sex committed couples.  For example:  Delta (or Northwest) Airlines, Disney, etc....... 

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