Social Security Medicare and Government Pensions or The Complete Thyroid Book

Social Security, Medicare and Government Pensions

Author: Joseph Matthews

Everyone wants to get the highest possible retirement and pension income -- not to mention the best medical coverage. Turn to the completely updated 13th edition of Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions to discover the benefits you're entitled to and how to claim them as easily as possible.

Find all the latest information and instructions you need to get your retirement and disability benefits, dependents and survivors benefits, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

Learn the nuts and bolts of both programs, plus how to qualify and apply for them. Understand Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage -- what it covers, how to apply for it and how to use it with your medigap policy, managed care plan or Medicaid.

Get the latest information on Medicare and Medicaid HMOs and other managed care plans, and learn about the different types of medigap health plans.

Discover when and how to claim the benefits you have earned.

Find out how much your benefits will be when you plan to claim them. Time your retirement to get the best benefits. Fill out and file important benefit forms. And more!

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The Complete Thyroid Book

Author: Kenneth Ain

The ultimate resource for the growing number of thyroid disease sufferers

Bestselling thyroid health author M. Sara Rosenthal has teamed up with world-renowned thyroid expert Kenneth B. Ain, M.D., to bring you the most up-to-date guide to understanding and managing virtually every type of thyroid problem, including Hashimoto's disease, Graves' disease, and thyroid cancer. An exhaustive source of information in accessible language with expert guidance, The Complete Thyroid Book:

• Is the only guide covering all state-of-the-art therapies and treatments for every clinically recognized thyroid condition
• Describes all diagnostic tests, scans, various forms of thyroid hormone, and all other medications used in thyroid disease treatment
• Offers expert advice for pregnancy, menopause, infants and children, obesity, and elderly people

Kenneth Ain, M.D., is a professor of medicine at the University of Kentucky; director of the Thyroid Oncology Program at The Markey Cancer Center; director of the Thyroid Cancer Research Laboratory at the VA Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky; and medical advisor to The Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association. He is internationally known as a thyroid specialist. For more information, visit thyroidcancerdoctor.com.

M. Sara Rosenthal, Ph.D., is director of the University of Kentucky Program for Bioethics and Patients' Rights and assistant professor of Bioethics in the Department of Behavioral Science at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. A thyroid cancer survivor, Dr. Rosenthal has written many successful health books for consumers, including several books on thyroiddisease. Find out more at thyroidbooks.com.