From the Publisher
If you are worried about the expenses of medical, hospia, or prescription drugs and want to know which programs provide coverage for them, this book provides the answers. It also tells you whether Social Security, medicare, medigap or other programs will pay for such services. It also provides you with telephone numbers that connect you with the organizations and people who can help. If you are not sure of HMO benefits that are available, the quality standards of specific HMO's, or the professional backgrounds of doctors, specialists and hospitals, references (and telephone numbers) are set forth for your convenience. Prior works on these subjects by the author sold over 900,000 copies.
Complete and Easy Guide to Social Security, Healthcare Rights and Government Benefits SYNOPSIS
What will my Social Security benefits be when I retire? Can I take early retirement? Do I need supplemental health insurance for my Medicare? does Medicare cover the procedure I need? Am I covered? What if I am disabled?
These are questions that need straight answers. Unfortunately, if you have ever tried to decipher a government document, you know that straight answers are to hard to find.
Written by one of this country's foremost experts on healthcare, benefits, and Social Security, this book will be helpful to anyone seeking information on:
Social SecurityMedicareMedicaidHMOsFamily Leave ActPatient's RightsSupplemental Security IncomeDisabilityVeteran's RightsMedigap InsuranceImmigrants' RightsFood StampsRight to Appeal
It includes valuable resources, such as addresses and information on:
Vital Statistics offices for all 50 states
Social Security's Toll-Free number National Archives
Where to report Medicare fraud and abuse
State Medicaid Offices for all 50 states
It answers questions senior citizens ask as well as those questions confronting young families.
ACCREDITATION
Faustin F. Jehle is a the former legal counsel for a major New York publisher. After distinguished military service, Mr. Jehle received his BS, BBA, LLB, and JSD from St. John's University in New York. After a successful legal career, he turned some of his attention to writing a book on Social Security and Medicarea book that went on to sell over 900,000 copies in 13 editions. This latest book is again a dedicated effort to provide people with easy-to-understand information on the rights and benefits that concern them most.