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Shirley Jennett, a retired nurse, loves her spacious ranch-style house in Denver, with its big backyard and gazebo.

“I want to stay here,” she vowed. “And die here.”

She might pull that off. In relatively good health, Jennett still drives to lunch with friends, does her own housekeeping and grocery shopping, and plows through a book a ...Read more

OAKLAND COUNTY, Michigan ― Tesla is expanding its Robotaxi rideshare service to include Florida, Texas, and California as it competes with Alphabet’s Waymo, Amazon’s Zoox, and other autonomous rideshare services. But consumers are already buying retail Teslas to self-drive them in cities across the US.

Senior citizens most notably.

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Hello, Toni:

I moved to Houston from Little Rock in May and discovered your Medicare article in the local newspaper. I enrolled in Medicare Advantage HMO when I turned 65 in March. I didn’t realize I could have chosen a Medicare Supplement to my Parts A and B instead of a Medicare Advantage plan. The article explained that I have a 6-month ...Read more

Toni:

In October, I enrolled in Medicare but did not enroll in a Medicare prescription drug plan. I went to my doctor in April for my annual physical and had to pay $200 when I received a shingles vaccination. My doctor’s office told me that I needed to be enrolled in a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan for the shingles shot to have a $0...Read more

Hello Toni,

My wife’s friend told her that she is receiving a free gym membership from the Medicare Supplement Plan G that she is enrolled in. The Medicare Supplement that we have does not include a gym membership.

I thought a Medicare Advantage Plan was the only way to get a gym membership at no cost. Any truth to this, as I never heard ...Read more

Dear Toni:

I recently retired and have always received my diabetic supplies from a mail-order program through my employer benefits. Last week, I received a letter stating the diabetic supplier will no longer be covered by Medicare. Does this mean that if I continue with my current supplier, Medicare will not pay for my diabetic supplies?

Toni,...Read more

Hi Toni:

I enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan with a $0 monthly premium that began June 1 because I turned 65 on June 5. I disenrolled from my husband's employer benefits since the Advantage plan’s monthly premium was lower than what my husband was charged.

Now I am in shock because a Medicare premium of $732...Read more