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  • Wendy Boszak

    December 08, 2019: Wendy Boszak, 68, is president of Women of Washoe - WOW, the first all-woman chapter of the Alliance for Retired Americans and the Nevada Alliance for Retired Americans. Recently, she and her colleagues gathered about 150 signatur Read More >

  • Dave Starkson

    December 07, 2019: Dave Starkson, 67, lives in Glendale, Arizona, but is ready to downsize to another town nearby. He is on Medicare, which is a major reason he is able to retire. Between his Medicare benefits and the lower utilities and mortgage Read More >

  • Medicare Stories – Louis Forrisi

    December 02, 2019: Louis Forrisi, 68, of Siler City, North Carolina, appreciates Medicare after his recent knee replacement. “I just received a full knee replacement, and may I say I am so happy that Medicare is in existence,” said Louis. “ Read More >

  • Medicare Stories – Gail Rygiewicz

    December 02, 2019: Gail Rygiewicz, 67, of Franksville, Wisconsin is grateful for Medicare. “Medicare has allowed me to maintain an independent lifestyle without relying on my children to help me financially,” says Gail. “I worked outside th Read More >

  • Medicare Stories – Carroll Jackson

    December 02, 2019: Carroll Jackson of Seattle, Washington quickly learned of the importance of Medicare at the age of 75 when she underwent heart bypass surgery. Due to a medical error, Carroll spent April and May of 2010 in the hospital racking Read More >

  • Medicare Stories – Diana Madoshi

    December 02, 2019: Diana Madoshi, 69, of Rocklin, California started working at age 17, then put herself thorough school and earned a B.S. degree in nursing. Her nursing career enabled her to start an IRA and obtain a mortgage to buy a home. All Read More >

  • Medicare Stories – Don Bennett

    December 02, 2019: Don Bennett, of Burien, Washington, 74, has been retired from the U.S. Postal Service for 11 years. He feels fortunate to have the quality of life that he enjoys during retirement - in large part due to Medicare. Still, he has had Read More >

  • Medicare Stories – Mary Land

    December 02, 2019: Mary Land, 58, of Racine, Wisconsin, knows the value of Medicare all too well after watching her mother, 88, cope with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease and make remarkable progress. “My mother was just able to use her Read More >

  • Medicare Stories – George Nolan

    December 02, 2019: George Nolan, 74, of Garland, Texas was healthy until 2013, when a doctor told him that due to cardiomyopathy, his heart was only functioning at 10%. “It was terrifying,” says George. “I knew that my physical health w Read More >

  • Medicare Stories – Louie Duran

    December 02, 2019: “My father had multiple surgeries to treat his thyroid cancer, no way would he have been able to afford that without Medicare, he would have been bankrupt,” says Luis Duran, of Claremont, California Luis’ parents, after Read More >

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