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 |
Having affordable health care is an issue of human rights. Everyone deserves to be insured. This includes everyone, regardless of sexual orientation. This includes adults who may or may not work but still cannot receive reasonably priced health care. This includes a sibling, aunt, brother, cousin, parent who may live with the person covered by this insurance plan. This includes everyone. Children will also be helped by this change, as children are often covered by their parent(s).
Tax-payers will not be harmed by this change. The employee covered by OQA would have to pay the entire premium, thus not placing any burden on taxpayers.
This bill will not be harmful to anyone; there is no reason to oppose it. It will only be giving another health care option to those who need it. This option is long overdue.