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What same-sex couples should know about Medicare

More gay couples than ever will have access to Medicare benefits, but certain rules apply.

The Supreme Court decision last Friday that makes same-sex marriage legal throughout the United States comes two years to the day of another historic decision regarding same-sex marriage. On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional in United States

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