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Answering Questions From Widows

I hope there is nothing in the air that is causing old goats like me to keel over. For some reason, I've been getting a lot of questions from widows lately. Here are some of them.

Q: I am 90 years old and getting widow's benefits from my first husband who died a long time ago. I also have my own Social Security,...Read more

Dear Toni:

I had no problem opening the “My Social Security” account to enroll in Medicare because I knew those answers. When it came to filling out the application for Medicare that was another story.

I had a problem with some of Medicare’s personal questions. I knew my name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, etc. When ...Read more

Toni:

Last week’s Medicare Part D question was from Tonya regarding discovering that she and her husband are receiving an “extra” Part D premium, which she never knew about. You advised her to contact her local Congressional office to help appeal the Medicare issue.

I now must fight Social Security because they are under the ...Read more

Dear Toni:

In December 2016, you assisted me and my husband Gary in leaving my employer’s benefits. We enrolled into Medicare Part B with a Medicare Supplement and Part D prescription drug plan that began on January 1, 2017.

The 2024 Medicare AEP is the ONLY year that we have changed from the original Medicare Part D plan that we ...Read more

Note: Due to the continued confusion on the issue, Toni is rerunning this column from May. It has been slightly updated.

Dear Toni,

I need your help regarding my parents who are in their late 80s. My mother has been disabled with Parkinson’s for the past 3 years and my father has been her caretaker, but due to his recent heart attack, he...Read more