{"id":1719,"date":"2026-07-13T18:54:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emc.health\/social-security-information\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:54:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:54:28","slug":"social-security-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emc.health\/es\/social-security-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Information from Social Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1719\" class=\"elementor elementor-1719\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ss00b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ss00b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ss00b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ss00b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ss00b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ss00b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Helpful Social Security Information<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ss00b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ss00b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We&#8217;ve gathered the official links our patients ask us about most. EMC does not process or manage Social Security benefits \u2014 we share this information so you can go directly to the right source.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ss00b2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-align-center elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-hidden elementor-hidden elementor-hidden elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1568 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ss00b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mycw195.ecwcloud.com\/portal30175\/jsp\/100mp\/login_otp.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:serif=\"http:\/\/www.serif.com\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewbox=\"0 0 37 37\" xml:space=\"preserve\" style=\"fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:2;\"><path id=\"emc_-\" d=\"M12.679,24.367l-9.911,0c-1.071,-0 -1.94,-0.869 -1.94,-1.94l0,-8.183c0,-1.071 0.869,-1.94 1.94,-1.94l9.911,0l0,-9.911c0,-1.071 0.869,-1.94 1.94,-1.94l8.183,0c1.071,0 1.94,0.869 1.94,1.94l0,9.911l9.911,0c1.071,0 1.94,0.869 1.94,1.94l0,8.183c-0,1.071 -0.869,1.94 -1.94,1.94l-9.911,0l0,9.911c-0,1.071 -0.869,1.94 -1.94,1.94l-8.183,-0c-1.071,-0 -1.94,-0.869 -1.94,-1.94l0,-9.911Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book Appointment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ss00b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ss00b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-size-default\">Official links<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ss00ba elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ss00ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-check-circle\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm0 48c110.532 0 200 89.451 200 200 0 110.532-89.451 200-200 200-110.532 0-200-89.451-200-200 0-110.532 89.451-200 200-200m140.204 130.267l-22.536-22.718c-4.667-4.705-12.265-4.736-16.97-.068L215.346 303.697l-59.792-60.277c-4.667-4.705-12.265-4.736-16.97-.069l-22.719 22.536c-4.705 4.667-4.736 12.265-.068 16.971l90.781 91.516c4.667 4.705 12.265 4.736 16.97.068l172.589-171.204c4.704-4.668 4.734-12.266.067-16.971z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Official Social Security site: ssa.gov (available in Spanish)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/myaccount\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-check-circle\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm0 48c110.532 0 200 89.451 200 200 0 110.532-89.451 200-200 200-110.532 0-200-89.451-200-200 0-110.532 89.451-200 200-200m140.204 130.267l-22.536-22.718c-4.667-4.705-12.265-4.736-16.97-.068L215.346 303.697l-59.792-60.277c-4.667-4.705-12.265-4.736-16.97-.069l-22.719 22.536c-4.705 4.667-4.736 12.265-.068 16.971l90.781 91.516c4.667 4.705 12.265 4.736 16.97.068l172.589-171.204c4.704-4.668 4.734-12.266.067-16.971z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Create your \u201cmy Social Security\u201d account<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicare.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-check-circle\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" 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If you get a call like that, hang up. You can report it at <a href=\"https:\/\/oig.ssa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oig.ssa.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ss00c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ss00c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ss00c2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ss00c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If you have Medicare<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ss00c1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ss00c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At EMC we accept several plans. Call us at (954) 360-8897 and we&#8217;ll check your benefits.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ss00c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ss00c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ss00c4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-align-center elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-hidden elementor-hidden elementor-hidden elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1568 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ss00c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mycw195.ecwcloud.com\/portal30175\/jsp\/100mp\/login_otp.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:serif=\"http:\/\/www.serif.com\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewbox=\"0 0 37 37\" xml:space=\"preserve\" style=\"fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:2;\"><path id=\"emc_-\" d=\"M12.679,24.367l-9.911,0c-1.071,-0 -1.94,-0.869 -1.94,-1.94l0,-8.183c0,-1.071 0.869,-1.94 1.94,-1.94l9.911,0l0,-9.911c0,-1.071 0.869,-1.94 1.94,-1.94l8.183,0c1.071,0 1.94,0.869 1.94,1.94l0,9.911l9.911,0c1.071,0 1.94,0.869 1.94,1.94l0,8.183c-0,1.071 -0.869,1.94 -1.94,1.94l-9.911,0l0,9.911c-0,1.071 -0.869,1.94 -1.94,1.94l-8.183,-0c-1.071,-0 -1.94,-0.869 -1.94,-1.94l0,-9.911Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book Appointment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ss00c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ss00c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ss00c6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ss00c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.5;opacity:0.75\">EMC is not a government agency. 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