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Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage For Dummies (Paperback)

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Jan 022010
 

Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage For Dummies

Confused about Medicare’s drug coverage? You’re not alone. Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage For Dummies explains Part D in plain English and shows you how to find the best deal among numerous drug-coverage plan options. Whether you’re new to Medicare or already in the program, you’ll navigate the system with more ease and confidence, avoid pitfalls and scams, and have plenty of help choosing the plan that’s right for you. This easy-to-understand, consumer-friendly guide helps you find out whether Part D affects any drug coverage you already have and weigh the consequences of going without coverage. You’ll find ways to compare plans, identify the one that covers your drugs at the least cost, and make sure you sign up at the right time. And you’ll learn how to minimize your expenses, use the “right” pharmacies, and troubleshoot any problems with your coverage. Discover how to: Decide whether you need Part D Understand how Part D work (more…)

Medicare Explained 2009 (Paperback)

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Jan 022010
 

Medicare Explained 2009

This new edition of Medicare Explained provides a detailed explanation of Hospital Insurance Benefits for the Aged and Disabled (Part A) and Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits Program for the Aged and Disabled (Part B), as well as explanations of the Medicare Advantage program (Part C) and the prescription drug benefit (Part D).

In addition, this book provides legislative and regulatory analysis on the Medicare Advantage Program, Exclusions from Medicare, Miscellaneous provisions (e.g. role of state agencies and fiscal intermediaries, role of Medicaid, Peer Review Program, Medigap Insurance, Fraud and Abuse Penalties, etc). Also, analysis of payment rules and claims and appeals is covered.

This book provides 2008 legislative and regulatory changes that impact Medicare Part A, B and the Medicare Advantage programs as well as the Prescription Drug Benefit. Guidance issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) used to administer these programs is also used.

The Social Security and Medicare Handbook: What You Need to Know Explained Simply (Paperback)

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Jan 022010
 

The Social Security and Medicare Handbook: What You Need to Know Explained Simply

The Social Security and Medicare Handbook includes the provisions of the Social Security Act, regulations issued under the Act, and recent case decisions (rulings). It is a readable, easy to understand resource for the extremely complex Social Security and Medicare programs and services. Here in this new, groundbreaking, and exhaustively researched book you will learn an overview of the Social Security and Medicare system, how Social Security benefits are currently computed, how to become insured, and how to file a claim. You also will learn about retirement and auxiliary benefits, survivor benefits, disability benefits and protection, evaluating disability, cash benefit rates, employees, employer responsibilities, special coverage provisions, state and local employment, earnings records and tax reports, the administrative review process, supplemental income, other benefit programs, hospital insurance (Part A), medical insurance (Part B), Medicare Advantage plans ( (more…)

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Social Security and Medicare, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

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Jan 022010
 

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Social Security and Medicare, 2nd Edition

Get it while you can ? Complex, ever-changing, and controversial, the future of our current system of Social Security and Medicare is uncertain. This indispensable guide explains the proposed changes and current status of these important social programs. Completely revised to incorporate changes to compensation scales and survivor benefits, and with an expanded section on Medicare and the new drug programs, this book is the most up-to-date overview of Social Security and Medicare currently available. ? Revised and updated with the latest 2006 statistics on income scales and cost of living; such Social Security Benefits as survivor benefits and disability payments; tax codes; and more ? Completely new chapters on Medicare, the Medicare Drug Programs, and the current political climate and proposed changes ? Completely revised section on resources

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Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions: Get the Most Out of Your Retirement & Medical Benefits (Paperback)

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Jan 022010
 

Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions: Get the Most Out of Your Retirement & Medical Benefits

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“Guide[s] you through the maze of Social Security and Medicare in simple English…” –The Wall Street Journal”Anyone who can write a readable guide to Medicare should get a medal…. Why can’t the system be as straightforward as this book?” (Pasadena Star-News )”Guide[s] you through the maze of Social Security and Medicare in simple English…” (The Wall Street Journal 20080307)”Offers clear explanations of what to expect from a remarkable safety net that has withstood the test of time…” (Contra Costa Times )

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“Anyone who can write a readable guide to Medicare should get a medal…. Why can’t the system be as straightforward as this book?”

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