If you are one of the millions of Americans who are turning sixty-five this year, or if that benchmark is drawing near, you're probably finding yourself faced with a lot of questions concerning your future and, in particular, your health care and how to afford it.
Medicare is an insurance program unlike any you've encountered before. If you want to get the most out of your coverage and maximize the medical care system as a Medicare recipient, you have to fully understand your available options in order to select what's best for you as an individual. But, given the existing resources on the matter, this is something that's often far easier said than done-until now.
Medicare Demystified is a straightforward, easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide for deciphering Medicare options, enrollment, and care. Written by a practicing physician with over thirty years' experience, it provides invaluable insight into the costs and benefits senior citizens must evaluate when selecting and using their Medicare plans.
An approachable, unbiased text, Medicare Demystified is a must-read for anyone seeking practical answers and advice regarding a complex subject that we all must deal with as we get older. This book will save you time, money, and frustration.
About the Author: Ronald Kahan, MD, a sought-after health care lecturer and consultant, is an associate clinical professor at Yale Medical School and has practiced medicine for more than thirty years. He obtained his bachelor's degree from Yale University and his MD from Weill-Cornell Medical College, and went on to conduct his residency at Harvard combined hospitals, specializing in dermatology.
Born in 1945, Dr. Kahan is one of the millions of Americans now covered by Medicare. He has tackled Medicare issues in both his personal and professional life, which brings an incredibly rich, practical perspective to his writing.
Uniquely combining his professional expertise with his own personal insights and recommendations, Dr. Kahan authored Medicare Demystified to provide senior citizens, and/or the loved ones overseeing their care, with unbiased, invaluable information on understanding Medicare, getting the most out of coverage, and accessing care effectively and with ease.