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Letter to SSA About Automatic Deposit of Stimulus Funds for SSA Recipients

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On behalf of the Medicare Rights Center (Medicare Rights), I am writing today to urge you to immediately clarify that 2019 Social Security beneficiaries do not have to file a federal tax return to receive the economic stimulus payment created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P. L. 116-136).

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