Keep in mind that of the medical eye care services that are covered by Medicare, youâre still responsible for 20 percent of the cost â Medicare pays the other 80 percent. To help with this out-of-pocket expense, you may want to consider getting a Medigap supplemental policy.hese policies cover routine eye care and eyeglasses and typically run between $12 and $15 per month. Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC âTodayâ show and author of âThe Savvy Seniorâ book.
The first successful newspaper was the Boston News-Letter, begun by postmaster John Campbell in 1704. Although it was heavily subsidized by the colonial government the experiment was a near-failure, with very limited circulation.
Interesting Facts. 1  New York City was the first capital of the United States after the Constitution was ratified in 1788. 2  On April 30, 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as the nationâs first president at Federal Hall, located on Wall Street. The popular tabloid New York Post was originally established in 1801 as a Federalist newspaper called the New York Evening Post by Alexander Hamilton, an author of the Federalist papers and the nationâs first secretary of the treasury.