Politics | Affordable Care Act UPS Drops Some Health Benefits, Blames ObamaCare 15K spouses will lose coverage By Kevin Spak Posted Aug 22, 2013 6:58 AM CDT Copied United Parcel Service worker Rod Rodriguez delivers packages in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) UPS is dropping coverage for 15,000 employees' spouses, and blaming the move on the "costs associated with the Affordable Care Act." The move will only apply to spouses who have coverage through their own employers and only to non-union white-collar workers, but it's still likely to fuel debate about the controversial health care law. An internal memo obtained by Kaiser Health News and USA Today cites the law multiple times as justification, saying the change "is consistent with the way many large employers are responding" to ObamaCare. "Since the Affordable Care Act requires employers to provide affordable coverage, we believe your spouse should be covered by their own employer," the memo adds. Many companies charge an extra fee to cover spouses employed elsewhere, but UPS is one of a small handful to ban them outright. "We don't see a lot of that out there, but more than we used to," one large insurance broker observes. Read These Next New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. A man has been deported for kicking an airport customs beagle. White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. Actor Sam Rockwell gets residuals from movie he wasn't in. Report an error