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Show Social Security L Starting July 1, people 65 and over who haven't been able to get Medicare Medi-care hospital insurance before may be eligible. They can apply for the protection now, according accord-ing to John Wainwright, social security district manager in Grand Junction, Junc-tion, Colorado. "Previously, to get Medicare hospital insurance, insur-ance, you had to be 65 or over and either eligible for social security payments pay-ments or have a certain amount of social security work credit," Wainwright said. "Under recent amendments to the social security law, people 65 or over who were not eligible before may now purchase Medicare hospital hos-pital insurance protection. protec-tion. To get this protection, protec-tion, however, they must also sign up for the medical medi-cal insurance part of Medicare. "This new provision is designed to extend hospital hos-pital insurance coverage to people 65 or over who have little or no work credit under social security se-curity and are unable to get comparable insurance insur-ance through private companies," Wainwright said. The initial premium for hospital insurance will be $33 a month plus $6.30 a month for medical insurance. in-surance. "The protection will begin July 1, 1973, for people who sign up before be-fore June 1," Wainwright said. . "This year . e 3 f1' he said.'.,,' lay Past Mav rSt verage win; delana t . V fir's Va" s; nrst j months'' U-13' year." uns . : ajr Medicare (w tb: surance hel & hospital bills sf;:' re'ahted expensed The medical k chc Part of Medic. -Gran Pay doctor bills : M medical expend tea"1 covered by the ' insurance. It js fl '; -.e individual premf : ' by general reven ' For people whoC C1 6o after June i 1 ' An not otherwise (.;;'. hospital insurant rlie is initially a7mr,'': -o P iod to apply for.;: " hospital and med - :'Jfr surance parts 0fv Itie care. "You can an-: tw mg the 3 months ;'C' you're 65, the your 65th births .". 3 months thereafv ' you must applvi-'.. ; months before' vrJOv r:i to get coverage" :S with the month : f'' come. 65," vainlff explained. "i c Starting in Juh y.. care will also beer'-- 09 ed to workers u.. r-who r-who have been K monthly disability': ments from social'?' ity or railroad rV': ment for two yean more--and to niam pie with chronic -disease. Medicare is srt-istered srt-istered by the Social'; curity Administrac-,-the U.S. Departmr Health, Education -Welfare. The Gp Junction, Colorado s.-" security office is lo at 101 South Thirds-- |