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Social Security And Medicare, Working Side By Side

By JEREMY FLOW
Posted 10/10/18

Social Security and Medi­care have worked side by side for decades. Both programs have improved the quality of life for millions of Americans.

Social Security reaches almost every family and, at some point, touches the lives of nearly all Americans. We’re with you through life’s journey—from birth to your golden years. Social Security helps older Americans, workers who become disabled, and families in which a spouse or parent dies. In 2017, about 174 million people worked and paid Social Security taxes and about 62 million people received monthly Social Security benefits.

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