Get what's yours for Medicare : maximize your coverage, minimize your costs / Philip Moeller.
A coauthor of the New York Times bestselling guide to Social Security "Get What's Yours" authors an essential companion to explain Medicare, the nation's other major benefit for older Americans. Learn how to maximize your health coverage and save money. 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--Medicare Advantage, drug insurance, and Medicare supplement insurance. Do you understand Medicare's parts A, B, C, D? Which Part D drug plan is right and how do you decide? Which is better, Medigap or Medicare Advantage? What do you do if Medicare denies payment for a procedure that your doctor says you need? How do you navigate the appeals process for denied claims? If you're still working or have a retiree health plan, how do those benefits work with Medicare? Do you know about the annual enrollment period for Medicare, or about lifetime penalties for late enrollment, or any number of other key Medicare rules? Health costs are the biggest unknown expense for older Americans, who are turning sixty-five at the rate of 10,000 a day. Understanding and navigating Medicare is the best way to save health care dollars and use them wisely. In "Get What's Yours for Medicare," retirement expert Philip Moeller explains how to understand all these important choices and make the right decisions for your health and wealth now--and for the future.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501124006
- ISBN: 1501124005
- Physical Description: 291 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster edition
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1 No One Told Me 1 -- 2 Living Longer Is Great; Paying for It Isn't 9 -- 3 Leaving the Health Insurance Herd: You're on Your Own Now 21 -- 4 Get It Right the First Time 32 -- 5 What Medicare Covers and What It Doesn't 58 -- 6 Medigap: The Glue That Holds Original Medicare Together 82 -- 7 Horse Insurers Want You to Ride: Medicare Advantage Plans 93 -- 8 Mugged and Drugged: Part D Prescription Plans 112 -- 9 Medicare Moneyball: Financial Help and Pitfalls 136 -- 10 When You're Mad as Hell: Medicare Rights and Appeals 157 -- 11 So -Many Stars in the Sky: Health Provider Quality Ratings 174 -- 12 Fuzzy Reception: How to See Health Care Providers and Networks Clearly 189 -- 13 Open Enrollment: How to Fix a Medicare Lemon 202 -- 14 What's Your Endgame? Getting Ready to Not Be Here 211.
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