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Supplemental Security Income Recipients, Act Now – Go to IRS.gov – A Message from Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul
Posted on April 24, 2020 by Andrew Saul, Commissioner, Social Security Administration Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who don’t file tax returns will start receiving their automatic Economic Impact Payments directly from the Treasury Department in early...
Coronavirus Fuels Explosive Growth In Telehealth ― And Concern About Fraud
By Fred Schulte April 22, 2020, khn.org On March 17, Medicare chief Seema Verma stepped to the podium at a White House coronavirus briefing and unveiled a “historic action” to promote virtual medical care, or telehealth. Verma temporarily lifted a variety of federal...
Information for Families of Residents in Adult Homes or Nursing Homes During COVID-19 Epidemic
Updated May 18, 2020 If you have a family member or friend in a Nursing Home or Adult Home here are important things you should know during the trying times of the COVID-19 epidemic. If you cannot communicate with a resident and are concerned about their status and...
Alert from the NY State Office of Aging
A Call Center Agent took a call from a VT resident (Harriet) currently in Florida. Harriet received a Facebook message from a friend who shared that she (the friend) had received a government grant for senior citizens, and Harriet could too. She gave Harriet a...