Disney Ditches Spousal Insurance for Employees with Outside Benefits

The Walt Disney Company is set to make significant changes to its employee insurance plans, affecting spouses of US-based employees.

Starting next year, the company will no longer offer medical insurance plans to spouses who have jobs that provide such coverage, a Disney spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider.

This change does not affect other dependents, only those spouses with their own employment benefits.

The decision is part of an effort to cut costs and manage employee benefits, but the exact financial implications are unclear at this time.

Disney employees and their spouses will have access to alternative coverage options, although the specifics of these alternatives have not been disclosed by the company.