Covering the domestic partners of state employees under the state’s family health insurance benefit is an inexpensive proposal that will produce good value for taxpayers.
The Legislature should approve it.
Gov. Jim Doyle proposed in his state budget to extend health insurance to the domestic partners of gay, lesbian and heterosexual employees, including those in the University of Wisconsin System. Currently, family health insurance offered to state employees is restricted to spouses and dependents (generally meaning children). Domestic partners do not qualify under those terms.