Social security 101
Subtitle: from medicare to spousal benefits, an essential primer on government retirement aid
By: Alfred Mill
Publisher: Adams Media
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781440599224
Subjects: Social security; Old age pensions; Medicare; Retirement income
Other titles: Social security one hundred one
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is Social Security?; title: The beginnings of Social Security; title: The history of retirement; title: The rise of America's middle class; title: Funding Social Security; title: Fixing Social Security; title: Getting a Social Security card; title: Protecting your Social Security number; title: Qualifications for receiving benefits; title: Your full retirement age; title: Getting started with Social Security; title: Estimating your benefits; title: Disability benefits; title: Supplemental Security Income; title: Children with disabilities; title: Spousal benefits; title: Survivors benefits; title: Other beneficiaries; title: Benefits for children; title: Taxes on Social Security benefits; title: Working in retirement; title: Taking benefits early; title: Claiming benefits later; title: If you're self-employed; title: Deemed filing; title: Windfall elimination provision; title: Government pension offset; title: The retroactive lump-sum option; title: Stopping your benefits; title: Appealing an SSA decision; title: Health and Social Security; title: Medicare; title: Extra help with prescription costs; title: Medicare Advantage; title: Medicaid; title: Social Security and your retirement; title: Using a financial planner; title: Planning for tomorrow; title: Finding happiness in retirement; title: Your dream retirement; title: If a door closes; title: The new retirement.