Disney Cutting Medical Coverage for Employee Spouses

Business Insider reported that the policy was first disclosed by Puck. Disney confirmed that spouses with access to coverage through their employers will no longer qualify for Disney’s medical plans, even if the outside plan costs more or offers less coverage. Disney hasn’t disclosed how many spouses will be affected. The change is part of Total Rewards, Disney’s employee benefits program. “Like a growing number of large employers, we’re making measured adjustments to our employee benefits in response to rising healthcare costs nationwide,” the company said in a statement to Business Insider. Spouses who are unemployed or whose employers don’t offer medical coverage can remain on Disney’s plan. The company’s policy comes as employers face a projected 9.5 percent rise in healthcare costs in 2027. Disney had about 172,000 U.S. employees as of September 2025, according to Business Insider. *** Todd Fisher Todd lives in Northern California with "the wife," "the kids," "the dogs," "that cat," and he occasionally wears pants. His upcoming release, "Are You Woke Enough Yet?", is the culmination of too much time on social media and working in the film industry.