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We take your privacy seriously. You can change the settings below to make sure you're comfortable with the ways we collect and use information while you're on Medicare.gov. For more information, please see our privacy notice.

Category	Description	Status
Advertising	We use digital advertising tools, such as web beacons, to track the effectiveness of our digital advertising outreach efforts. This helps us identify ads that are helpful to consumers and efficient for outreach. Selecting OFF will block this tracking.	On Off
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