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Article: Web site puts benefits data within reach for elderly.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- June 11, 2001
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Byline: Warren Wolfe; Staff Writer
Think your aging mom in Duluth might be eligible for financial help with prescriptions, housing or home health care? Worried about getting services for yourself now that you're getting older, or where to find help for your dad in Des Moines?
BenefitsCheckUp, an Internet site launched last week, may help millions of older Americans find government programs for which they didn't know they were eligible.
Many older people and their caregivers aren't aware of the programs or how to apply, said James Firman, president of National Council on the Aging (NCOA), the site sponsor. As a result, he said, millions who qualify for help ...