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For many people, signing up for Medicare Part B doesn’t require you to leave the comfort of home. Please visit our Medicare Part B webpage at secure.ssa.gov/acu/ophandler/loginSuccess if you’re enrolled in Medicare Part A or you would like to enroll in Part B during the Special Enrollment Period. ...
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Every year on Veterans Day, we honor the people who risk their lives to protect our country. Our disability program is an important part of our obligation to wounded warriors and their families. Social Security is an important resource for military members who return home with injuries. If you know a wounded veteran, please let them know about our Wounded Warriors webpage. ...
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We can’t ignore it any longer. It’s Fall! Time to put the garden to bed for the winter and do some spring prep in those last few temperate days of an Indian Summer. Here are a few tips to help you get the job done. ...
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In the event of your death, certain members of your family may be eligible for survivors' benefits. These include widows and widowers, divorced widows and widowers, children, and dependent parents. The amount of benefits your survivors receive depends on your lifetime earnings. The higher your earnings, the higher their benefits. ...
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You can access our programs and services from just about anywhere with your personal and secure my Social Security account. It’s easy to sign up for one, and it will give you access to important information you can’t find anywhere else. You can even use your personal my Social Security account to opt out of receiving certain notices by mail, such as the annual cost-of-living adjustments and the income-related monthly adjustment amount notice. ...
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There can be confusion surrounding Social Security payments, retirement, disability and/or Medicare. You can find many of the answers about these programs and services on the Social Security Administration's Frequently Asked Questions page at faq.ssa.gov. ...
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In the words of Confucius, “Find a job you love, and you will never work a day in your life.”
“What you love” is the easy part because it is your passion. Turning it into “what you do” is more involved. You must do something to convert what you love into a livelihood. Passion is essential but it often needs to be coupled with knowledge and skills that relate to a job or career. ...
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In this time of COVID, many of us are isolated from those we love and may have health concerns that keep us from living our fullest lives. The simple concept of "being" healing — that you adapt your thinking and mindset to being "already well" — makes a lot of sense. These books are "staples" in my library of philosophy and wellness and I hope they might offer you some spiritual, mental, and physical "food for thought." ...
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