Health insurance is a huge issue for spouses going through a
separation
or
divorce. A
new study
found that about 115,000 women lose their health insurance every year
after getting
divorced, and a quarter of those who are dropped from their former husband’s
employer-based health insurance are still uninsured six months after getting
divorced. Many couples delay obtaining a
divorce
for this reason alone. But with the passage of the Affordable Care Act,
with the hopes that more people can afford healthcare under the new law,
will there be a spike in
divorce
rates nationally?
Health insurance is a huge issue for spouses going through a
separation
or
divorce. A
new study
found that about 115,000 women lose their health insurance every year
after getting
divorced, and a quarter of those who are dropped from their former husband’s
employer-based health insurance are still uninsured six months after getting
divorced. Many couples delay obtaining a
divorce
for this reason alone. But with the passage of the Affordable Care Act,
with the hopes that more people can afford healthcare under the new law,
will there be a spike in
divorce
rates nationally?