Tip Tuesday! Dodging spousal health coverage policies may hurt employers

By Michael Giardina

Employers looking to avoid expensive spousal health coverage may be tipping the bill for more employees under their respective health care offerings as the uncovered married population opts in, a new study says.

The Employee Benefit Research Institute finds that spouses will begin to take up their own health care policies with their employers, which should worry benefit professionals. The Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan organization says that the ACA may be to blame.

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