Contents
1 ♦ Get Real Security from Social Security Retirement Benefits
2 ♦ Social Security Survivor Benefits: A Security Blanket to Protect the Family
3 ♦ Social Security Disability Benefits: A Treasure That Really Has Been Buried!
4 ♦ Getting Uncle Sam to Play Fair with Medicare
5 ♦ The Appeal of Medicare Appeals
6 ♦ Retirement Plans: An Alphabet Soup That Spells Big Benefits
7 ♦ COBRA: Insurance Protection That Takes a Licking and Keeps on Ticking
8 ♦ Tax Treats for Older Americans
9 ♦ Home Sweet Home: Treasures Right Under Your Roof
10 ♦ Supplemental Security Income: A Little Extra to Make Ends Meet
11 ♦ Invaluable Aid from Medicaid
12 ♦ Civil Service: It’s Time for Uncle Sam to Give Something Back
13 ♦ Railroad Retirement: Benefits to Keep Your Retirement on Track
14 ♦ Veterans’ Benefits: Uncle Sam’s Reward for Military Service
1. Calculating Retirement Benefits
3. Calculating Spouse Retirement Benefit
4. Calculating the Maximum Family Benefit
5. Calculating Survivor Benefits
6. Checklist of Important Documents and Information for Application
8. Calculating Disability Benefits
9. Social Security Disability Questionnaire
10. Form for Request for Reconsideration
11. Form for Request for Hearing by Administrative Law Judge
12. Form for Request for Review of Hearing Decision/Order
14. Form for Request for Review of Part B Medicare Claim
15. Form for Appointment of Representative
16. Health Insurance Claims Activity Log
18. Medicare Peer Review Organizations (PROs)
19. Health-Care Financing Administration Regional Offices
20. Samples of Form for Tax on Lump-Sum Distributions
21. The Credit for Elderly or Disabled
22. Earned Income Credit Table