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Confused by Medicare? Get answers from 'Maximize Your Medicare', an informative guide by nationally recognized expert Jae W. Oh. 'Maximize Your Medicare' helps readers understand how and what to choose when deciding on Medicare options. This book shows readers how to: enroll in Medicare and avoid never-ending penalties. Compare Medigap vs. Medicare Advantage. Discern the differences among Parts A, B, and D. Increase benefits every year. Avoid costly...

"Learn to: Navigate Medicare's complexities; pinpoint when you need to sign up; choose the coverage option that's right for you; make smart, cost-saving decisions." --

This guide breaks down the complicated and confusing information on Medicare, explores your benefits, offers suggestions on getting the most from the program, and explains what happens when you also have other health coverage. Also included: a history of Medicare, what it is, and why it was created -- an in-depth look at Medicare's many rules and processes -- Information on Part D, Medicare's prescription drug program -- helpful hints for closing...

Andy Lazris, MD, is a practicing primary care physician who experiences the effects of Medicare policy on a daily basis. As a result, he believes that the way we care for our elderly has taken a wrong turn and that Medicare is complicit in creating the very problems it seeks to solve. Aging is not a disease to be cured; it is a life stage to be lived. Lazris argues that aggressive treatments cannot change that fact but only get in the way and decrease...

Social Security provides the bulk of most retirees' income and Medicare guarantees them affordable health insurance. But few people know what Medicare covers and what it doesn't, what it costs, and when to sign up. Nor do they understand which parts of Medicare are provided by the government and how these work with private insurance plans. Moeller shows you how to maximize your health coverage and save money. Discover how to make the right decisions...

"In Women Wi$e, highly respected CFP professionals Eleanor Blayney and Marjorie Fox tackle the biggest retirement obstacles and decisions women may face, including optimizing Social Security benefits, choosing a Medicare plan, and deciding whether to remain in their own homes or move to a senior community."--