Social security, medicare & government pensions
Subtitle: get the most out of your retirement & medical benefits
By: by Joseph L. Matthews ; with Dorothy Matthews Berman
Contributors: Berman, Dorothy Matthews
Edition: 16th ed.
Publisher: Nolo; NOLO
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781413313277; 9781413313536
Other titles: Social security, medicare and government pensions
Description: "Helps navigate government benefits systems and maximize retirement and pension income and medical coverage by explaining step-by-step instructions on how to qualify and apply. The 16th edition includes a discussion of Medicare rules reflecting federal healthcare reform, plus updated benefit numbers for Social Security, Medicare and SSI"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Social security : the basics; title: Social security retirement benefits; title: Social security disability benefits; title: Social security dependents benefits; title: Social security survivors benefits; title: When to claim social security benefits, and which one to claim; title: Supplemental security income; title: Applying for benefits; title: Appealing a social security decision; title: Federal civil service retirement benefits; title: Veterans benefits; title: Medicare; title: Medicare procedures : enrollment, claims, and appeals; title: Medigap insurance; title: Medicare part c : medicare advantage plans; title: Medicaid and state supplements to medicare.