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VA Gov. Tim Kaine trying to slip health benefits for gay state workers' partners in under the radar!
Virginia Regulatory Town Hall ^ | 11/23/2009 | Virginia Department of Human Resource Management

Posted on 12/01/2009 7:06:14 AM PST by ReagansRaiders

Department of Human Resource Management

Commonwealth of Virginia Health Benefits Program [1 VAC 55 ‑ 20]

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On this 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

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: buttpirates; domesticpartners; gay; healthcare; homosexualagenda; rearbuccaneers; timkaine; timmy; virginia

1 posted on 12/01/2009 7:06:16 AM PST by ReagansRaiders
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To: ReagansRaiders

Do hetero “partners” get the same benefits?
If not, then this is CLEARLY discrimination against heteros, isn’t it?


2 posted on 12/01/2009 7:12:23 AM PST by Muzzle_em (Adopt a new furry best friend today! They have nothing but love to give.)
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To: Muzzle_em

In a leftist utopia, some groups are more equal than others.


3 posted on 12/01/2009 7:15:33 AM PST by Soothesayer (The United States of America Rest in Peace November 4 2008)
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To: ReagansRaiders

Does that mean I can add my mom to my plan?


4 posted on 12/01/2009 7:17:19 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Muzzle_em

It would appear that hetero partners get it, too. In fact, it appears that this is so broad as to include people you happen to carpool with.


5 posted on 12/01/2009 7:17:31 AM PST by ReagansRaiders (Sarah Palin - Bob McDonnell 2012)
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To: AppyPappy

Yes, it appears you could add your mom to your plan.


6 posted on 12/01/2009 7:17:55 AM PST by ReagansRaiders (Sarah Palin - Bob McDonnell 2012)
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To: ReagansRaiders

She’ll be so happy.


7 posted on 12/01/2009 7:19:34 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: AppyPappy
Does that mean I can add my mom to my plan?

If she lives with you, yes.

8 posted on 12/01/2009 7:21:42 AM PST by nina0113
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To: AppyPappy

Happy? Isn’t “gay” another word for “happy”?


9 posted on 12/01/2009 7:22:10 AM PST by ReagansRaiders (Sarah Palin - Bob McDonnell 2012)
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To: nina0113

I don’t think it specifies anywhere that the person has to live with you. And wouldn’t this cover bigamists, too?


10 posted on 12/01/2009 7:22:57 AM PST by ReagansRaiders (Sarah Palin - Bob McDonnell 2012)
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To: nina0113

Not a chance. She’s a Democrat. Where does it say she has to live with me?


11 posted on 12/01/2009 7:24:28 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: ReagansRaiders

Gay activists always whine: “Well, what’s it going to cost YOU if these people get rights and benefits?”

Here ya go.


12 posted on 12/01/2009 7:24:51 AM PST by Fido969 ("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)
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To: Fido969

It really doesn’t cost much. There aren’t that many gay couples in the Va system. The problem is that there are a lot of poor workers that will try to scam the system. We want have this system for a year before Wayne Lee Ray will have two girlfriends and his elderly momma and sick brother on the system. Va allows for pre-existing conditions,


13 posted on 12/01/2009 7:52:25 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: ReagansRaiders

Kaine trying to slip it in the backdoor.


14 posted on 12/01/2009 7:52:29 AM PST by Dewey Revoltnow
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To: ReagansRaiders

I see Greg got the first comment.


15 posted on 12/01/2009 8:27:16 AM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: ReagansRaiders; AppyPappy

The intent of this amendment is to assist employees in providing health coverage to other adult individuals who reside in their home but are not eligible for the Health Benefits Plan for State Employees.

http://www.townhall.virginia.gov/L/viewaction.cfm?actionid=3182&display=general


16 posted on 12/01/2009 8:28:52 AM PST by nina0113
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To: ReagansRaiders
According to the documentation, it seems they have to live with you:
The intent of this amendment is to assist employees in providing health coverage to other adult individuals residing in their household, and the dependents of those other adults who otherwise meet eligibility requirements, who are currently not eligible for the Health Benefits Plan for State Employees

It would cover any adult living in your house, and all of their children.

So if you have a big house, and your brother's family moves in, you can get the whole family covered.

I didn't see the details, but I wonder if this means that people who rent a room to a public employee could also get medical coverage.

17 posted on 12/01/2009 8:32:15 AM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: ReagansRaiders; AppyPappy

It gets even better when you drill down further - it covers any dependents of your live-in, too. So, Mom and her other four underage kids move in with you, and our taxes cover them ALL.


18 posted on 12/01/2009 8:34:59 AM PST by nina0113
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To: ReagansRaiders

OK, I added my comment.


19 posted on 12/01/2009 8:39:56 AM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: ReagansRaiders

BTTT


20 posted on 12/01/2009 7:17:52 PM PST by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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