As of July 1st, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, commenced offering same-sex domestic partner health care benefits, which includes providing health care, dental and vision benefits to employees and their dependents of small group employers. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is a subsidiary of WellPoint, Inc., and is the largest health insurance carrier in Colorado, and nationwide.
Thus with anticipation, such ground breaking advancements, will surely trickle down, and other insurance carriers will follow suit. While the future of the health care industry, as we know it, relies heavily upon the impending 2008 elections, this progression will surely award Anthem a few Brownie points.