Social Security Q and A on Medicare work incentives and statements
Social Security notes disabled beneficiaries may gain extended Medicare coverage up to 93 months after trial work. Information available at the SSA site and toll free number 1-800-772-1213. Also explains automatic annual Social Security Statements for workers 25 or older and household worker tax rules. Government pension may offset spouse or widow benefits by two-thirds of the pension.
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Clinton
Sssa.gov
Social Security
Social Security Column Prepared for SSA Readers
SSA prepared column provides general guidance and directs readers to toll free 800 772 1213 for fast, specific Social Security answers and official information.
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Social Security Administration
Tragedy Follows Elyria Mansion Through Generations
The Ely family mansion in Elyria spans 1862 to 1884 with Charles Ely founder Heman Ely’s son. Charles dies young. Louise Foote, then son William Arthur, and later Sovia, Kitty, and Arthur endure a life of illness, loss, and neglect before the house is torn down for a new home. William later funds local institutions and a nature park.
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Elyria
Charles Arthur Ely
Heman Ely
Charles Ely
Louise Foote
Charles
East Bridge Street
Heman
Washington Avenue
Louise
Elywood Park
William Arthur
William
Elyria High School
Ohio State University
Jovia Fisher
Columbus
Ohio State
Iovia Fisher
Kitty
Arthur
Sovia
American Legion
Ohio Street
Elywood
Cascade Park
Helen
Sally) Janny
Cleveland
Ely
William A. Ely
Appeal ruling on transfer of assets in a guardianship
A reader asks about protecting her husband and assets in a Medicaid transfer dispute after a stroke. The piece explains Community Spouse Resource Allowance rules, potential interspousal transfers, and that durable power of attorney could have avoided court action.
Grandma babysitting as a bargain sparks tax and care debates
In a Dear Abby exchange about grandmothers caring for grandchildren, readers discuss fair pay, snacks, and the realities of child care. Tax rules apply when babysitting becomes a paid job, and a grandmother’s value is weighed against modern standards of paid daycare. The column emphasizes the worth of dedicated grandparent care and urges fair compensation.
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Abby
Gramma
Midwest
Sam
Tom
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