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Show Many Not Filing Claims ior Medicare Insurance Although medicare has been in effect for over a year and a half, there are indications that some people may not be filing claims for medical insurance in-surance benefits because of lack of knowledge of the method me-thod of filing. According to Kesler T. Powell, Pow-ell, district manager at the Provo Social Security Office, some individuals had incurred the $50 medical deductible early last year but have not yet claimed reimbursement for 80 of the reasonable charges for physicians' services serv-ices and medical supplies in excess of the deductible. Also there are many who do not understand that medical expenses ex-penses incurred in the last calendar quarter of a year can, in some cases, count toward to-ward meeting the $50 deductible deduct-ible for the following year. In. dividuals who need help in filing a medical insurance claim or need more information informa-tion on medical benefits are urged to get in touch with I their social security office or 1 a social security representa- |