The vast majority of our (Post-90 retirees) readers receive an HRA benefit from Lumen. This benefit was implemented for management in 2012 and was initially guaranteed until April 2017. It has been […]
All About IRMAA (Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount)
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 […]
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 […]
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? […]
“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 […]
Ana Marie White, Lumen Chief People Officer
By Kitty Kennedy, former Retiree Guardian regional editor. This article was originally published in 2024, Issue 1, of the Retiree Guardian. Newsletter of the CenturyLink Retirees. Ana Maria White joined Lumen Technologies (Lumen– […]
Lumen deployed fiber to 126K locations in Q4
Lumen news and opinion by Julia King / Fierce Telecom. View the full article at –https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/lumen-beat-q4-expectations-yoy-revenue-still-down?oly_enc_id=4356A8853612J4Y
