Thursday, February 26,1976
Know Your
Social Security
By Lee Wallio
Field Representative
People who didn’t sign up
for Medicare medical
insurance when they first
became eligible or who have
cancelled the protection
once can enroll now through
March 31 at any social
security office.
Medicare medical
insurance is offered
automatically to people who 1
reach 65 and are eligible for
social security benefits-and
to disabled people under 65
who have been entitled to
monthly social security
disability benefits for 24
consecutive months or
more. Nine out of 10 people
eligible are enrolled in the
program.
But some people decline
the protection when they’re
first eligible. And some sign
up once and cancel later.
They can enroll in the first 3
months of any year.
The medical insurance
helps pay doctor bills and
other medical expenses and
is the voluntary part of
Medicare, funded by
individual premiums and
Federal general revenues.
The basic premium is $6.70 a
month through June 1976. It
will be increased to $7.20 for
the 12-month period starting
in July 1976.
People who decline
Medicare medical
insurance and delay signing
up for more than a year pay
a higher premium. People
who sign up and cancel later
can re-enroll only once.
The medical insurance
supplements Medicare
hospital insurance. Hospital
insurance is funded by
social security contributions
from workers, employers,
and self-employed people.
People 65 and over who
are not eligible for social
security benefits can apply
at any social security office
and get Medicare hospital
insurance by paying a
premium. The basic
premium is S4O a month
through June 1976. It will be
increased to $45 a month for
the period July 1976 through
June 1977. People who buy
hospital insurance must also
sign up for the medical
insurance.
People who have worked
long enough under social
security can get Medicare
hospital and medical
insurance for themselves
and their family if they have
permanent kidney failure.
Medicare is administered
by the Social Security
Administration, and agency
of the U. S. Department of
Health, Education, and
Welfare. The Elizabeth City
social security office is at 111
Jordan Plaza. The phone
number is 338-2161.
Poland China
Show And Sale
Called Success
The Southeastern Poland
China Show and Sale held
January 30-31 at Courtland,
Va., was a real success. The
exceptance by the
commercial producers of
Virginia was much
appreciated by the Poland
China breeders.
The 48 head of bred gilts,
boars and open gilts
averaged $535 a head.
Seventy-five per cent of
those sold stayed in Virginia
and most all the entries
were purchased by
commercial producrers.
The Poland China
Records Association would
like to thank the Virginia
Swine specialists, Dr.
Charlie Cooper, L. Barnes
Allen and J. Henry Carter,
Jr. for their outstanding job
of helping make the show
and sale successful.
Dr. Bob Jones, judge of
the show, from N.C.S.
‘emphasized the need for
sound, free moving breeding
stock and he selected those
for his champions.
The judging contest was
well attended. Randall
Updike, Virginia
Department of Agriduture,
as chairman of the type
committee, (fid a real fine
job of conducting the contest
and getting people involved
in die show. For further
information about Poland
China swine contact die
Poland China Record
Association, Box 71,
Galesburg, m. 61401.
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