DO NOT PROVIDE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION (Social Security number, Date of birth, bank or credit card information) to ANYONE over the phone.
DO NOT PUT YOUR FULL SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER on Medical forms.
Your MD office does not need your SS# - only your Medicare number.
Social Security and the IRS will never call you, they correspond by letter.
Social Security Increase 2023
If you have not heard, there is a substantial increase in Social Security benefits for 2023. It equals approximately 8.7%,
Medicaid premiums will also be decreasing along with the cost of prescription medications.
https://www.ssa.gov/cola/#:~:text=Social%20Security%20and%20Supplemental%20Security,increase%208.7%20percent%20in%202023.&text=Read%20more%20about%20the%20Social,maximum)%20will%20increase%20to%20%24160%2C200.
Medicaid/Medicare information
https://www.medicare.gov/
Setting up a Social Security online account to apply for SS benefits
https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/?utm_campaign=ocomm-ctc-eitc-doa-22&utm_content=learn-more&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Prescription drug discount programs
Cost plus drugs https://costplusdrugs.com/
Good RX https://www.goodrx.com