Have name changed for this but I am a long term poster here and I am need help.
I found out on Monday from a friend who is concerned that my 'D'H has been to see a solicitor last week about getting a divorce. He has apparently been having an affair for the last (at least) six months, during which I've had surgery and chemotherapy for breast cancer.
I'm on his corporate healthcare policy.
I feel sick. I feel like I have been punched in the stomach. All the lies he has told me about why he couldn't help with the kids when I've been throwing up from chemo, I can't help but wonder if he was actually out with the OW.
And then it hit me just now; if he divorces me, would I lose my healthcare policy via pwc who have it with axa?
There are viral drugs as parts of my treatment in the near future that are not covered by the NHS, so that wouldn't be an option ....so it could literally endanger my life if I got told I had to leave the policy. I feel sick.
I just called the PWC choices and they wouldn't even tell me their policy about ex spouses and whether cover continues. Not even generically: they categorically refused to talk to me, and said my husband would have to call them to ask instead. But I can't ask him to do that for obvious reasons.
Now I am sat here in dread that even if 'D'H says I can stay on his policy (he pays about £20 a month for it) , that pwc would say that ex wives or separated spouses have to come off the policy.
So, this is a long shot I know, does anyone here work for pwc? If so would you be willing to look at your handbook / online HR system / call choices and find out what their policy would be? I know someone might say it would depend on the employees level etc, but surely there is a generic policy in place?
I need to know
: can an employee opt to keep an ex spouse on the CORPORATE Axa policy (which is cheap for the employee) after separation or divorce
: does pwc force the employee to take the ex spouse off the medical healthcare corporate policy and go onto their own private policy (more expensive and not as good cancer coverage).
Thank you to anyone who can help.