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PDF version of the popular consumer magazine with information on hundreds of consumer products and articles include images, graphs, and charts in full-color from 1991 to the current issue​.
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Medicare brings valuable benefits to more than 58 million people and growing, but most of us don't even know the basics of how Medicare can work best for us. That's where Medicare For Dummies, 4th Edition comes in, explaining how this complex system functions and helping you confidently navigate your way through the maze to get the most out of your coverage. This indispensable resource untangles Medicare in friendly, straightforward language. Step...
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"Audrey Parker's life changes forever when Pearl Harbor is attacked on December 7, 1941. Her brother, a talented young Navy pilot, had been stationed there, poised to fulfill their late father's distinguished legacy. Fresh out of nursing school with a passion and a born gift for helping others, both Audrey and her friend Lizzie suddenly find their nation on the brink of war. Driven to do whatever they can to serve, they enlist in the Army and embark...
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The rules for claiming Social Security benefits have changed. Find out if you can still choose between your own benefits and spousal benefits. Learn this and more with Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions--completely updated for 2019. Figure out how to get retirement, disability, dependents and survivors benefits, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Decide whether it's best to claim benefits early, at full retirement age, or not until...
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2021.
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xxii, 286 pages ; 23 cm
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New beneficiaries are often overwhelmed by Medicare information and fearful of making big mistakes. There are too many parts, too many choices. This book will help prevent them and keep your money where it belongs. With practical tips and real-life examples of what not to do, this book will help you steer clear of devastating mistakes that can affect you forever.
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2020.
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347 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
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Confused by Medicare? 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 errors; deal with special circumstances; and get the most from the plan. Maximize Your Medicare is a vital...
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CMS pub volume no. 10050
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2021.
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130 pages ; 28 cm.
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Summary of Medicare benefits, coverage options, rights and protections, and answers to the most frequently asked questions about Medicare.
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[2020]
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191 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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"Medicare is the key to healthcare for Americans who are 65 and older. But this complex federal program can be challenging--and overwhelming--to understand. Here is complete guide to navigating the health care system. This book offers a clear, step-by-step guide for families who need to know how to research, apply for and use their Medicare benefits. From Original Medicare to Medigap coverage, as well as Medicare resources and scams, we provide readers...
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[2021]
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xx, 346 pages ; 22 cm
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"A citizen's guide to America's most debated policy-in-waiting. There are few issues as consequential in the lives of Americans as health care-- and few issues more politically vexing. Every single American will interact with the health care system at some point in their lives, and most people will find that interaction less than satisfactory. And yet for every dollar spent in our economy, 19 cents go to health care. What are we paying for, exactly?...
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[2021]
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xxi, 299 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm.
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"Medicare and Medicaid: A Reference Handbook provides an in-depth discussion of these two large government health insurance programs. It additionally addresses such related issues as health care, government spending, and socialized medicine. Many Americans hold conflicting views on how to pay for health care. They fear that government involvement will either undermine the quality of care or cost taxpayers too much. However, over the past half-century,...
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Karen Hayes novels volume 1
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[2002]
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ix, 273 pages ; 23 cm
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English
16) Medicare
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[2013]
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172 pages ; 24 cm.
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"Medicare: This series covers today's most current national and international issues and the most important opinions of the past and present. The purpose of the series is to introduce readers to all sides of contemporary controversies"--
18) Social security and the middle-class squeeze: fact and fiction about America's entitlement programs
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2005.
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xiii, 216 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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2008.
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466 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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Everyone wants the highest possible retirement and pension income - not to mention the best medical coverage. This book is your guide to finding retirement benefits, figuring out the best time to claim them, and then doing so quickly and easily.
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2016.
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xii, 271 pages ; 25 cm
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Fixing Medical Prices explores the activities of a largely unknown but highly powerful committee affiliated with the American Medical Association (AMA) that advises Medicare on the relative value of different medical services. Unwittingly or not, its recommendations set off a chain reaction that impacts all Americans. Medicare follows most of its fee recommendations, which are modeled by private insurers and federal and state programs. The book adds...
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