But they will also increase access to private insurance benefits, especially for people in poor health.
In order to qualify for these national insurance benefits, you must have been married to your husband on the date he died.
They should never have to sign over these rights to receive insurance benefits.
"But I got full insurance benefits for $7 a month," she said.
Small businesses can get help to provide insurance benefits to their workers.
Congress is considering similar insurance benefits on a national level.
But it has paid out just $713.1 million in insurance benefits over that period.
Eventually, she found a new job in sales with a small company that offered no health insurance benefits.
Moving to another state can cause insurance benefits to change.
Available insurance benefits range from $2,000 to $350,000 and come in $25,000 intervals.