The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. March 17, 2014 Insurers Ordered to Offer Health Plans to Same-Sex Couples ----------------------------------------------------------- The Obama administration has issued new rules that bar discrimination against same-sex couples in health insurance plans. Starting in 2015, insurers will have to offer coverage to same-sex couples if they already provide them for heterosexual couples. .