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Another sign of the times: a woman named Terri Carlson is willing to marry a man for his health insurance. While there have been some reports of couples marrying sooner than they otherwise would have (or delaying divorce proceedings) in order to get on their spouses’ health insurance plans, this is unusual.
Terri suffers from a rare genetic immune disorder called C-4 complement deficiency. This pre-existing condition makes finding affordable health insurance very difficult. The divorcee and mother has been receiving COBRA health insurance for the past two years through her ex-husband’s job. However, that coverage is set to expire soon. Meanwhile, the expense of treatments and medications mean that even guaranteed issue individual health insurance will be unaffordable. Therefore, she is looking for a man who is willing to marry her and list her on his policy.
She is perfectly honest; it’s not about love. Obviously, someone with comprehensive health insurance will do far better with her than a person with a bare-bones high deductible plan. Needless to say, uninsured guys need not apply.
