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: 15th ed.
Publisher: Nolo; NOLO
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 482
ISBN-13: 9781413310979
Other titles: Social security, medicare and government pensions
Description: This book is intended to help you get all the benefits to which you are entitled: Social Security (both retirement and disability based), Supplemental Security Income, veterans benefits, and civil service benefits. It carefully, completely, and in plain language explains Medicare rules and regulations.  The book also explains how the holes in Medicare can be filled by medigap private insurance, Medicare Advantage health plans, Medicaid, and veterans benefits. --from publisher description
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.