| Introduction: Your Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions Companion |
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Locating
Chapters That Fit Your Needs |
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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 | (4) |
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Your Social Security Earnings Record |
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28 | (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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29 | (2) |
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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 | (28) |
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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 | (4) |
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Collecting Additional Benefits |
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68 | (3) |
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Continuing Eligibility Review |
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71 | (2) |
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73 | (4) |
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4 Social Security Dependents Benefits |
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77 | (14) |
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78 | (4) |
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Calculating Dependents Benefits |
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82 | (3) |
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Eligibility for More Than One Benefit |
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85 | (1) |
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Working While Receiving Benefits |
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85 | (2) |
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Government Pension Offset |
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87 | (4) |
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5 Social Security Survivors Benefits |
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91 | (14) |
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Work Credits Required for Eligibility |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (4) |
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Amount of Survivors Benefits |
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97 | (4) |
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Eligibility for More Than One Benefit |
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101 | (1) |
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Working While Receiving Benefits |
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102 | (1) |
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Government Pension Offset |
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103 | (2) |
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6 When to Claim Social Security Benefits, and Which One to Claim |
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105 | (12) |
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Considerations for All Beneficiaries |
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106 | (5) |
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Considerations for Specific Situations |
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111 | (6) |
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7 Supplemental Security Income |
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117 | (14) |
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118 | (8) |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (3) |
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131 | (22) |
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Retirement, Dependents, and Survivors Benefits |
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132 | (9) |
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141 | (6) |
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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) |
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147 | (2) |
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Finding Out What Happens to Your Claim |
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149 | (4) |
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9 Appealing a Social Security Decision |
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153 | (28) |
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Reconsideration of Decision |
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155 | (9) |
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164 | (6) |
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Appeal to the National Appeals Council |
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170 | (3) |
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173 | (1) |
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Lawyers and Other Assistance |
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174 | (7) |
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10 Federal Civil Service Retirement Benefits |
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181 | (26) |
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Two Retirement Systems: CSRS and FERS |
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183 | (2) |
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185 | (14) |
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Disability Benefits to Federal Workers |
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199 | (4) |
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Payments to Surviving Family Members |
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203 | (3) |
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Applying for CSRS or FERS Benefits |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (16) |
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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 | (94) |
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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 | (14) |
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How Much Medicare Part A Pays |
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250 | (8) |
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258 | (12) |
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How Much Medicare Part B Pays |
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270 | (8) |
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Part D Prescription Drug Coverage |
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278 | (32) |
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Medicare Coverage for People With End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) |
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310 | (7) |
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13 Medicare Procedures: Enrollment, Claims, and Appeals |
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317 | (48) |
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Enrolling in Part A Hospital Insurance |
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318 | (5) |
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Enrolling in Part B Medical Insurance |
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323 | (3) |
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Medicare's Payment of Your Medical Bills |
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326 | (6) |
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Paying Your Share of the Bill |
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332 | (1) |
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Your Medicare Summary Notice |
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333 | (1) |
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Appealing the Denial of a Claim |
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334 | (19) |
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Medicare Part D: Enrollment, Exceptions, and Appeals |
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353 | (8) |
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361 | (3) |
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State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs) |
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364 | (1) |
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365 | (32) |
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368 | (1) |
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Standard Medigap Benefit Plans |
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369 | (14) |
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Terms and Conditions of Medigap Policies |
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383 | (8) |
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Finding the Best Medicare Supplement |
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391 | (6) |
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15 Medicare Part C: Medicare Advantage Plans |
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397 | (30) |
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Medicare Advantage Managed Care Plans |
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401 | (6) |
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Medicare Advantage Fee-for-Service Plans |
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407 | (2) |
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Choosing a Medicare Advantage Plan |
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409 | (11) |
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Comparing Medigap and Medicare Advantage Plans |
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420 | (4) |
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Your Rights When Joining, Leaving, or Losing a Medicare Advantage Plan |
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424 | (3) |
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16 Medicaid and State Supplements to Medicare |
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427 | (22) |
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428 | (1) |
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429 | (5) |
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Medical Costs Covered by Medicaid |
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434 | (4) |
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Requirements for Coverage |
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438 | (1) |
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Cost of Medicaid Coverage |
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439 | (2) |
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441 | (2) |
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Applying for Medicaid, QMB, SLMB, or Ql |
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443 | (3) |
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What to Do If You Are Denied Coverage |
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446 | (3) |
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