In an Ann Arbor News letter to the editor this past week, an Ann Arborite stated the following hope:

We need solution to health care woes

So, same-sex partners can no longer enjoy the benefits of their partner's employer health plans. Truly sad. However, I see the situation on another level. What of the growing numbers of the self-employed, the unemployed and the underemployed who are unable to enjoy the largess of a deep-pocketed employer? While many same-sex partners have been enjoying employer-provided health care, others have been left out in the cold, some for years. Now that same-sex couples have joined these ranks, perhaps it will become apparent to all of us that we as a society need a better solution to health care, one that does not depend upon how and where one is employed. (Emphasis added.)