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Healthcare Considerations During a Divorce

If you are considering divorce, there may be a number of practical concerns holding you back, including what you might do about healthcare coverage. If you have been on your spouse’s employee benefits plan, you will probably be ineligible after your divorce. That means you have to explore available alternatives, learn how much each option might cost, and make healthcare part of your marital ...

Health Insurance After Divorce

A 2011 University of Michigan National Poverty Center study, Divorce and Women’s Risk of Health Insurance Loss in the U.S. , concluded that approximately 115,000 women lost their insurance each year following divorce. Some of these women worked full time in the home or held only part-time jobs in order to focus on raising their children. Sadly, under the previous system, private insurers charged ...