According to the website healthinsuranceinfo 7% of Americans have confirmed that they would get married just for health insurance alone. Freelance Journalist Michelle Goodman who has recently written about her experiences of trying to purchase health insurance, the point being that in the US taking out an individual health insurance policy, equates to thousands of dollars each year.

So due to desperation couples are running to the altar so that the partner, who happens to possess the benefits of being an employee, can incorporate his or her other half onto their policy. There is also the story of those who choose to get divorced, or choose to remain unmarried, in order for a child or sick individual to be able to qualify for a low-cost health care policy, which would be available on a low income basis.

Goodman’s piece suggests a number of resource links for those who choose not to let their health insurance status to control their love lives, however she does accept the fact that the choices are limited and quite costly in most cases.