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New Laws to Expand Health Coverage Have a Costly Side Effect

By David Darman on Tuesday, September 18, 2007.

A couple of new state laws meant to expand health insurance coverage may lead to big headaches for those who take advantage of them.

The laws allow employees with insurance to extend health benefits to their older, dependent children, and beginning next year, to divorced spouses.

And though state law has made these benefits possible, a kink in federal law could trigger bigger tax bills for employees who make the additions.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more.

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