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Medicare’s Trust Fund Is Projected to Deplete in 8 Years; Social Security in 16
The Social Security and Medicare Board of Trustees released their financial reviews of the programs earlier this month and...
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New Medicare Cards, Same Old Scammers
Medicare is mailing new, more secure Medicare cards with a Medicare Number that’s unique to every person with Medicare....
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CMS Expands Eligibility for Time-Limited Equitable Relief from Part B Penalites
This week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded those beneficiaries eligible for time-limited equitable relief from...
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Report Exposes Major Shortcomings in Medicare Plan Finder
Medicare beneficiaries and those becoming newly eligible for Medicare are repeatedly told to turn to the federal government’s Medicare...
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May is National Osteoporosis Month
Did you know that approximately 1 in 2 women and 1 in 4 men will experience an osteoporosis-related fracture...
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Find Out the Status of Your New Medicare Card
California Medicare beneficiaries should receive their new Medicare card sometime between now and during the summer months. Yet, if...
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Choose Medicare Act Would Make Medicare Available to All Americans
Mid April, Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Choose Medicare Act. This Act would essentially open...
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Good News for Seniors! Medicare Counseling Program Funded for FY 2018
Good news! Our national SHIP program is saved! The Medicare State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP – known as...
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New Medicare Cards Are Coming Starting in April!
Have you heard about your new Medicare card coming this spring? Medicare will start mailing these new cards beginning...
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What Does Medicare Assistance Mean to You? Contact Congress Today!
Last year, Frank Mirabella underwent sinus surgery that racked up a hospital bill of almost $23,000. He expected Medicare...
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