Obamacare Insurance Must Now Cover Gay Spouses, Too

[ProSense]

Obamacare Insurance Must Now Cover Gay Spouses, Too

Health insurance offered through Obamacare must cover same-sex married couples the same as they would opposite-sex married couples starting in 2015, the Obama administration announced Friday.

"If an insurance company offers coverage to opposite-sex spouses, it cannot choose to deny that coverage to same-sex spouses," Matt Heintz, director for provider and LGBT outreach at the Department of Health and Human Services, wrote in a blog post.

"In other words, insurance companies will not be permitted to discriminate against married same-sex couples when offering coverage. This will further enhance access to health care for all Americans, including those with same-sex spouses."

The new requirement applies to all legally married same-sex couples, regardless of where they live, Heintz wrote.

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[NCTraveler]

1. Thanks Prosense

I was clearly uneducated about this. I thought the marriage would have to be recognized in states where same-sex marriage is legal. I need to do a lot more reading as I was under the impression that this was one of the victories that came along with same-sex marriage. It really just needs to be called marriage in those states and private entities should be mandated to recognize it as such.

[ProSense]

2. You're welcome. n/t