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stay=20comfortable=20with=20video=20conferencing=20platforms=20that=20her=
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guidance.=20She=20read=20through=20Medicare=20explanations=20that=20broke=
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her=20life=20evolved=20from=20a=20simple=20membership=20card=20to=20a=20ste=
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ntertainment=20and=20discounts=20to=20health,=20work,=20and=20community.=20=
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