All About IRMAA By Barbara Wilcox, SHIP Counselor People who are in higher income brackets have to pay more for their Medicare Part B and Part D premiums than people who are […]
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What Happened to the Bell System after Divestiture?
What Happened to the Bell System after Divestiture? By Clyde Just In the first issue of our newsletter this year you read an article by Cindy Hadsell concerning the happenings of the […]
DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON YOUR CONCESSION SERVICE?
DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON YOUR CONCESSION SERVICE? By Clyde Just Recently, I have received several calls regarding Telephone Concession service. I have pursued finding more information on this subject and I […]
Update: Medicare Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccines, Tests, and Treatments.
Medicare Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccines, Tests, and Treatments. By Barbara Wilcox, SHIP Counselor The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ended May 11, 2023. Even though the emergency is over, the disease is still […]
Protecting yourself from scams
By Greg Snyder What was the top scam in 2023? Per the Federal Trade Commission, imposter scams are at the top with reported losses of $2.7 Billion. “One in four people reported […]
Untangling the multiple parts of Medicare
By Barbara Wilcox and Greg Snyder Medicare is complicated! It is especially complicated for anyone signing up for the first time. Traditional Medicare? – Original Medicare? – Which parts should I get? […]
Password Security
By Greg Snyder This article was originally published in 2024, Issue 1, of the Retiree Guardian. Newsletter of the CenturyLink Retirees. We recently went through some password changes on our website, so I thought […]
“Home Team”, (1931) a Bell System Short starring Brian Donlevy
A short, 10-minute, Bell System film from 1931. You may want to turn on the closed captions/sub titles. Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ypRB5gqoYw
The Revolving Door
By Judy Wilkinson Baker This article was originally published in 2023, Issue 4, of the Retiree Guardian. Newsletter of the CenturyLink Retirees. My career began in North Platte, NE in 1962. I hired on […]
A New Beginning: Happy “Birth” Day to U S WEST! – January 3, 1984
By Cindy Hadsell This article was originally published in 2024, Issue 1, of the Retiree Guardian. Newsletter of the CenturyLink Retirees. What follows is a condensed script from an Employee Video Tape shown […]
