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  2:30 pm
Commenter: bob Fowler

Expansion of state health benfits
 

I am opposed to further expansion of state health benefits as proposed by Governor Kaine. It is clearly a violation of the spirit and intent voters expressed in this state by passing the marriage amendment 3 years ago. Question: what would keep a state worker from having 1 or 2 or more unrelated people on his health plan that live in his residence? Another question: how does insuring more people lead to lower cost(s) as Governor Kaine has said? That is illogical and will obviously lead to a ballooning of plan costs and taxes for the rest of Virginians. The health benefits are the for the worker's spouse and children and should remain this way. Thank you.

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