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So we want insurance reforms that make sure that a cancer survivor can still get health insurance.
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The federal law affects a range of benefits available to married couples, including tax breaks, survivor benefits and health insurance for spouses of federal employees.
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But if Hara got to experience the benefits of gay marriage, he also got to see its limitations when he applied to the federal government for survivor benefits such as health insurance, Social Security and Studds' pension.
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We need to force people to save and obtain survivor, disability, and longevity insurance.
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We heard from Myrna Rodriguez Previte, a breast cancer survivor who struggled to get health insurance as a self-employed real estate broker.
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To make it work, you will need to estimate the value of the pension payments the survivor will forfeit, and buy enough life insurance to replace that.
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Without the option of marriage, same-sex couples in years-long, committed partnerships regularly find themselves out in the cold when negotiating joint tax filing status, Social Security survivor benefits, hospital visitation, immigration and insurance benefits.
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That would have tangible benefits for married gays: Federal recognition of their unions would impact estate taxes, health insurance for spouses of federal workers, Social Security survivor benefits and many other matters.
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Likewise, if the deceased spouse would have been older than Full Retirement age when the Survivor Benefit is applied for, there is an increase applied to the Primary Insurance Amount.
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