Introduction: Your Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions Companion |
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Locating Chapters That Fit Your Needs |
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2 | (7) |
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1 Social Security: The Basics |
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9 | (22) |
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History of Social Security |
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10 | (4) |
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14 | (3) |
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17 | (5) |
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22 | (2) |
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Determining Your Benefit Amount |
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24 | (3) |
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Your Social Security Earnings Record |
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27 | (1) |
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U.S. Citizens' Rights to Receive Benefits While Living Abroad |
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28 | (1) |
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Receiving Benefits as a Noncitizen |
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28 | (3) |
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2 Social Security Retirement Benefits |
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31 | (18) |
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33 | (1) |
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Timing Your Retirement Benefits Claim |
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34 | (6) |
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The Amount of Your Retirement Check |
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40 | (3) |
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Working After Claiming Early Retirement Benefits |
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43 | (6) |
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3 Social Security Disability Benefits |
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49 | (80) |
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51 | (5) |
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56 | (8) |
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Amount of Disability Benefit Payments |
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64 | (2) |
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Collecting Additional Benefits |
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66 | (63) |
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129 | (22) |
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Retirement, Dependents, and Survivors Benefits |
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130 | (9) |
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139 | (6) |
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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) |
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145 | (2) |
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Finding Out What Happens to Your Claim |
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147 | (4) |
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9 Appealing a Social Security Decision |
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151 | (28) |
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Reconsideration of Decision |
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153 | (9) |
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162 | (6) |
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Appeal to the National Appeals Council |
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168 | (3) |
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171 | (1) |
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Lawyers and Other Assistance |
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172 | (7) |
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10 Federal Civil Service Retirement Benefits |
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179 | (28) |
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Two Retirement Systems: CSRS and FERS |
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181 | (2) |
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183 | (15) |
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Disability Benefits to Federal Workers |
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198 | (4) |
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Payments to Surviving Family Members |
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202 | (2) |
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Applying for CSRS or FERS Benefits |
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204 | (3) |
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207 | (108) |
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Types of Military Service Required |
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208 | (1) |
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Compensation for Service-Connected Disability |
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209 | (5) |
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Pension Benefits for Financially Needy Disabled Veterans |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (3) |
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218 | (2) |
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Getting Information and Applying for Benefits |
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220 | (3) |
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223 | (3) |
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226 | (5) |
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231 | (5) |
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Part A Hospital Insurance |
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236 | (13) |
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How Much Medicare Part A Pays |
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249 | (8) |
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257 | (12) |
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How Much Medicare Part B Pays |
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269 | (8) |
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Part D Prescription Drug Coverage |
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277 | (32) |
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Medicare Coverage for People with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) |
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309 | (6) |
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13 Medicare Procedures: Enrollment, Claims, and Appeals |
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315 | (52) |
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Enrolling in Part A Hospital Insurance |
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317 | (4) |
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Enrolling in Part B Medical Insurance |
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321 | (2) |
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Medicare's Payment of Your Medical Bills |
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323 | (7) |
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Paying Your Share of the Bill |
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330 | (1) |
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How to Read a Medicare Summary Notice |
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330 | (6) |
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Appealing the Denial of a Claim |
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336 | (19) |
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Medicare Part D: Enrollment, Exceptions, and Appeals |
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355 | (7) |
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362 | (3) |
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State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs) |
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365 | (2) |
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367 | (32) |
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369 | (2) |
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Standard Medigap Benefit Plans |
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371 | (14) |
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Terms and Conditions of Medigap Policies |
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385 | (8) |
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Finding the Best Medicare Supplement |
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393 | (6) |
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15 Medicare Part C: Medicare Advantage Plans |
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399 | (30) |
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Medicare Advantage Managed Care Plans |
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403 | (6) |
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Medicare Advantage Fee-for-Service Plans |
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409 | (2) |
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Choosing a Medicare Advantage Plan |
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411 | (11) |
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Comparing Medigap and Medicare Advantage Plans |
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422 | (1) |
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Your Rights When Joining, Leaving, or Losing a Medicare Advantage Plan |
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422 | (7) |
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16 Medicaid and State Supplements to Medicare |
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429 | (22) |
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430 | (1) |
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431 | (5) |
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Medical Costs Covered by Medicaid |
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436 | (4) |
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Requirements for Coverage |
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440 | (1) |
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Cost of Medicaid Coverage |
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441 | (2) |
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443 | (2) |
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Applying for Medicaid, QMB, SLMB, or Ql |
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445 | (3) |
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What to Do If You Are Denied Coverage |
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448 | (3) |
Index |
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