Your complete guide to Social Security retirement and medical benefits.
If you want to get the highest possible retirement or pension income – not to mention the best medical coverage – turn to Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions to discover the benefits you’re entitled to and how to claim them as easily as possible.
Navigate the complex and often daunting Social Security and Medicare systems using the resources and information in this complete guide. Learn about Medicare coverage, including Part D prescription drug coverage, and understand what Medicare Advantage and medigap insurance plans are and what makes the most sense for you. And if you are denied any medical treatment or benefits, this book teaches you how to file an appeal with Medicare, Social Security, or your state’s Medicaid agency. Also learn how to claim disability benefits, veterans benefits, and federal retirement benefits.
This edition updates benefit numbers for Social Security, Medicare, and SSI for 2020.
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Introduction Your Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions Companion 1. Social Security: The Basics 2. Social Security Retirement Benefits 3. Social Security Disability Benefits 4. Social Security Dependents Benefits 5. Social Security Survivors Benefits 6. When to Claim Social Security Benefits, and Which One to Claim 7. Supplemental Security Income 8. Applying for Benefits 9. Appealing a Social Security Decision 10. Federal Civil Service Retirement Benefits 11. Veterans Benefits 12. Medicare 13. Medicare Procedures: Enrollment, Claims, and Appeals 14. Medigap Insurance 15. Medicare Part C: Medicare Advantage Plans 16. Medicaid and State Supplements to Medicare Index
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Joseph Matthews has been an attorney since 1971. In the early years of his legal career, he taught at the law school of the University of California, Berkeley. He has for many years been involved in matters relating to seniors, and is the author of Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions and Long Term Care: How to Plan & Pay for It, as well as How to Win Your Personal injury Claim.