Social Security & Medicare – page 2

Plain-language guides to Social Security benefits, Medicare coverage, enrollment, scams and the government programs that matter to seniors.


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Medicare for Home Healthcare Services

Home Health Care Services Explained After a discussion with our 92 year old mother, we decided to include her in our move to Arizona this month…


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Medicare: A Guide for Seniors

Important Things to Know About Medicare As Baby Boomers prepare for their 65th birthday, they need to be thinking about Medicare enrollment and learning…


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What Medicare Does Not Cover

New Report Reveals Senior Medical Debt The American Geriatric Society met May, 2012, in Seattle, and a new report from that conference provides some…


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Three Most Prevalent Medicare Scams

Seniors Targeted by Scam Artists Senior citizens, with their lifelong savings stacked up, as well as a habit of not checking free credit reports…


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What Is Medicare?

Senior Citizen Journal has received several requests to ‘explain Medicare’. We’ve taken a look at the resources on the Internet, and will take a stab at…


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Seniors, Protect Your Social Security Number

How Social Security Numbers are Used Seniors, we need to know how our Social Security numbers are used by businesses/offices/organizations that request…


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A Medicare Primer for Senior Citizens

Sometimes we assume others know and understand something, just because we do. That’s not always the case. This article will describe the four parts of…


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Medicare Advantage Plans Explained for Seniors

The 2010 Medicare Annual Election Period is nearing and SCJ continues its discussion about what senior citizens need to know about Medicare. The Annual…


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What Seniors Need to Know About Social Security

Those of us who have received Social Security benefits for several years generally know how to navigate the Social Security web site. For you newbies…