Show SS Agent Plans Manti Marti Visit Tues Kesler T. T Powell Social Security Security Security Se Se- District Manager at Provo said it was necessary to file a claim to receive payment for medical expenses under Medi Medi- care He said there are two ways to apply One way is for you to pay your doctor and then ask him for an itemized receipted bill You then complete the top portion portion portion por por- tion of the request for payment form 1490 attach the receipted receipted receipted re re- re- re bills to the form and send it to Medicare Medical Service Service Service ice Bureau of the Utah State Medical Association Inc 2455 Parleys Parley's Way Box Salt Lake City Utah After you have done this the medical insurance is paid dIrectly directly directly di di- to you If you and your doctor deside to use the assignment assignment assignment assign assign- ment method the medical Insurance Insurance insurance ance benefit can be sent directly direct direct- ly to him In this method you fill out the top portion of the payment form and your doctor fills out the rest and sends it in Your Medicare Handbook gives additional information about the two ways to claim benefits Form 1490 Request for Payment Payment Payment Pay Pay- ment is available at your doctors doctor's doctors doctor's doctors doctor's doc doc- tors tor's office or at the Social Security Security Security Se Se- Office On page 29 of your Medicare Handbook there Is a form 1490 that may be used A representative of the social security will be at Manti ManU City Hall on the of December from pm p.m. until pm p.m. He will be happy to explain the social security program to you |