Kaiser Health News
Mike Bosia and Steven Obranovich, of Hardwick , Vt. , were married three years ago after Vermont Colchester . But that coverage comes at a cost. The couple estimates that they have had to pay $4,500 in additional federal income tax and filing-related expenses because the federal government is prohibited by the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) from recognizing same-sex marriages. Bosia, 51, has to pay that tax on the value of the health coverage he gets for Obranovich, 45.
