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Senior News

Check Your Medicare Plan To See What Is Covered

Question: Does my Medicare Insurance cover hearing aids, dental procedures, and eye wear? Answer: There are many insurance companies running ads talking about those extra benefits they are offering. This type of coverage depends on the Medicare coverage you have. In most situations, ...

What To Do If Your Premium Is Not What You Expected

Question: What should I do now that I got a bill from CMS and the premium is not what I expected? Answer: Social Security and Medicare have been around a long time. For most people, the Medicare Part B premium comes out of their Social Security check automatically to pay it. When people ...

Briefs

EDITOR’S NOTE: Groups sending their news releases to The Post-Journal for print must include a publishable contact number, time, date and location of the group’s past and future meetings. ¯ The American Association of Retired People meets at 1:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month, ...

Older Adults Are Still The Most At Risk

As the Office for Aging Director, I realize how difficult this pandemic has been on older adults more than any other segment of the population. I wish I could tell you that the risk to your health and safety will be over on a particular date, but I can’t. Until there is a vaccine, older ...

What To Do For Insurance If Your Employer Was From Pa.

Question: What do I do for insurance now that I have retired from work and live in New York, but my employer was in Pennsylvania? Answer: In our area, we have a significant number of people who cross state lines for work. This is a similar situation for working in one county and living in ...

Senior Living Community Grants Residents’ Quarantine Wishes

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Roland Jones longed for a summer vegetable garden, where he could plant tomatoes and beans and not have to bend over far to tend them. On May 12, Jones got his wish. In the courtyard at Abbotswood at Irving Park, administrators at the senior living community ...