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SWBTATTReg

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14. I get them too. I don't answer them. How do you do you know what they do w/ the responses? Do ...

Reply to question everything (Reply #8)

Thu Sep 24, 2020, 01:05 PM

Sep 2020

they protect your privacy afterwards? You can go ahead and answer the surveys, but you are putting yourself up for more possible junk mail, etc. from those that buy the mailing lists from the government (how do they know your age in order to send the notices/surveys/etc.?).

I am just being safe, and of course, if there is an 'official' letter from SS, then of course, look at (and you'll know exactly what I mean when you see this kind of correspondence, e.g., yearly benefits statement one gets in the mail, etc.).

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I received a survey from Medicare about my health [View all] question everything Sep 2020 OP

Sadly, that will be considered "normal" in 2020. Hopefully the clouds Hoyt Sep 2020 #1

Right. Like maybe even before November, the DICKtaterTOT wanna be will drop dead from a Illumination Sep 2020 #6

You get 500 surveys from all sorts of medicare providers etc. It's all junk. Throw it away. SWBTATTReg Sep 2020 #2

That's what Rebl2 Sep 2020 #4

I think that this is legit. Even got a second one to reminde me question everything Sep 2020 #8

I get them too. I don't answer them. How do you do you know what they do w/ the responses? Do ... SWBTATTReg Sep 2020 #14

Every time I get a piece of junk mail I call them & waste their time! Illumination Sep 2020 #11

Medicare itself sends out a lot of this customerserviceguy Sep 2020 #12

Received that also...They wanted my phone #or #s (which they should have). So I gave them Illumination Sep 2020 #3

All health Rebl2 Sep 2020 #5

It's damn irritating...if you didn't have a mental disorder before, you will now that we pester Illumination Sep 2020 #7

Not this one. No personal sensitive information except of gender, race, range of age, and income question everything Sep 2020 #9

My ex received some when he was with Medicaid. He never filled them out & threw them Illumination Sep 2020 #13

I just turned 64 on Monday Freddie Sep 2020 #10

Good plan. When husband retires, his H.R. department should create a letter for you ... JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2020 #15