February 23, 2025
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HHS announces important Medicare information for people in same-sex marriages

Steve Lee, Editor02 mins

Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the Social Security Administration (SSA) is now able to process requests for Medicare Part A and Part B Special Enrollment Periods, and reductions in Part B and premium Part A late enrollment penalties for certain eligible people in same-sex marriages. This is another step…

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San Diego based VA Home Loan Centers becomes first military mortgage provider to offer financing to same-sex married couples

Steve Lee, Editor16 mins

SAN DIEGO —The Department of Veterans Affairs was among the last of the federal government organizations to extend benefits to same-sex couples, but now gay spouses are eligible to receive VA-back home loans, in states where their marriages are legally recognized. The VA Home Loan Centers, which operates as a privately held government loan specialist…

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