Posts Tagged Medicare

  • Information Seniors Need to Know Information Seniors Need to Know

    By Christina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office HUNTING FOR A PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN IS NO GAME It’s that time of year again. “Open season” is right around the corner for the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. Hunting down the best plan for you is no game. Newl...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Davenport, Iowa Office

    By Karen Cole Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa A HANDSOME GIFT FOR DAD Father’s Day is right around the corner. Perhaps you’ll give Dad the usual gift: a necktie, shaving set, leather wallet, or new fishing lure. But there’s something he may appreciate even more. Peopl...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Rock Island, Illinois Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Rock Island, Illinois Office

    By Christina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office George Takei and Patty Duke Join Forces to Tell Americans to Boldly Go to www.socialsecurity.gov Using Social Security’s Online Services Are So Easy “Even Kirk Could Do It” Cyberspace: the final frontier. T...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY

    By Karen Cole Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa A VALUABLE GIFT FOR MOM Mother’s Day is right around the corner. It’s always nice to give Mom a card, flowers, and candy. But this year people all over the country are helping their moms save nearly $4,000 a year on the cost...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Davenport, Iowa Office

    By Karen Cole Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa FAST MEDICARE COVERAGE EVEN WHEN YOU’RE NOT RETIRED You’ve made your decision: although you’re eligible to collect Social Security payments, you’re going to keep working and delay receiving your retirement benefits. ...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Rock Island, IL Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Rock Island, IL Office

    By Christina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office MEDICARE: GENERAL ENROLLMENT AND GENERAL INFORMATION Need Medicare Part B? If you’re eligible, now is the time to sign up. The general enrollment period for Medicare Part B runs from January 1 through March 31. ...

  • Your Advocacy Connection - Offering Comprehensive Care and Financial Advocacy Your Advocacy Connection – Offering Comprehensive Care and Financial Advocacy

    By Beth Maxwell GolderCare Solutions When contemplating the topic I should write about for this month’s column, I began to think of the misconceptions many people have about Medicare and the benefits Medicare provides. Most of us clearly understand that Medicare is an extremely importan...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY

    By Karen Cole Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa YOUR RESOLUTIONS FOR 2011 It’s that time of year: out with the old and in with the new. You may be thinking about your list of New Year’s resolutions for 2011. There are many important things to consider. May we suggest ...