They may well be social insurance schemes, but to see this group as monolithically dependent is wrong headed, misguided, and ultimately self-destructive for Governor Romney.
Another alternative, says Erinn Springer, media specialist with GoHealthInsurance.com an online portal for finding health insurance coverage, is try to add a child to an individual or group health policy as a dependent.
As a rule, suppliers with several customers, and customers with several suppliers, should be more resilient than if they were a dependent captive of a large group.