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Medicare and the ‘Temporarily Rich’

Suddenly coming upon a large sum of money will affect your medicare premium—perhaps temporarily.
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Medicare and the ‘Temporarily Rich’
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Tom Margenau
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Before I write today’s column, there are two important and seemingly unrelated observations I must make.

No. 1: Regular readers of this column know that I don’t like to write about Medicare. Why? Because I’m a Social Security expert, but not much of a Medicare expert.

Tom Margenau
Tom Margenau
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Tom Margenau worked for 32 years in a variety of positions for the Social Security Administration before retiring in 2005. He has served as the director of SSA’s public information office, the chief editor of more than 100 SSA publications, a deputy press officer and spokesman, and a speechwriter for the commissioner of Social Security. For 12 years, he also wrote Social Security columns for local newspapers, and recently published the book “Social Security: Simple and Smart.” If you have a Social Security question, contact him at [email protected]
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