Massachusetts H2801 amends health insurance laws to extend coverage for surviving spouses indefinitely, regardless of remarriage.

Massachusetts H2801 modifies the General Laws to ensure that surviving spouses of deceased or retired employees retain their health insurance coverage indefinitely, regardless of remarriage. The bill removes clauses that previously terminated coverage upon remarriage. It also adjusts the cost-sharing for premiums, requiring the governmental unit to cover half the cost. These changes apply prospectively to surviving spouses who remarried before the bill's effective date, without providing retroactive coverage.

Massachusetts H2801 amends health insurance laws to extend coverage for surviving spouses indefinitely, regardless of remarriage.

Massachusetts H2801 modifies the General Laws to ensure that surviving spouses of deceased or retired employees retain their health insurance coverage indefinitely, regardless of remarriage. The bill removes clauses that previously terminated coverage upon remarriage. It also adjusts the cost-sharing for premiums, requiring the governmental unit to cover half the cost. These changes apply prospectively to surviving spouses who remarried before the bill's effective date, without providing retroactive coverage.