Help your clients maximize their Social Security & Medicare benefits! Social Security & Medicare Facts is a one-stop guide for attorneys, CPAs, and retirement and financial planning professionals for advising on tax and policy changes affecting Social Security and Medicare. Organized in a unique and convenient question and answer format, this book helps professionals find exactly what they're looking for quickly and easily to solve clients' important planning issues in a timely manner. This resource features: Almost 1,300 easy-to-read questions and answers that comprehensively cover all aspects of Social Security & Medicare Effects of other types of income on Social Security benefits How to incorporate Social Security and Medicare benefits into planning techniques Social Security filing and tax requirements Explanations of Medicare coverage details Filing and timing requirements for Medicare coverage Integration of Medicare Advantage plans Information regarding Medicare claims and appeals process Information regarding Medigap insurance coverage And more! New in the 2021 Edition: New questions & answers on changes related to the CARES Act New questions & answers with COVID-19 related changes New coverage of totalization agreements for workers with international ties Enhanced coverage of the impact of divorce and remarriage on Social Security eligibility and benefits New questions & answers on benefits for those under civil commitment orders Additional coverage of methods for curing overpayments Expanded coverage of disability benefits for Social Security, military, government, and railroad workers Additional coverage of military retirement including expansion of coverage of the new Blended Retirement program, military disability pay, and coverage for National Guard and Reservists 2021 inflation-adjusted numbers for Social Security and COLA increases Topics Covered: Determining retirement & disability benefits Filing for benefits Totalization agreements for workers with international ties Benefits under civil commitment orders Loss of Social Security benefits due to "excess" retirement earnings Social Security tax requirements Railroad Retirement benefits Benefits for federal government employees Medicare Part A, Hospital Insurance Medicare Part B, Medical Insurance Medicare Part C, Medicare Advantage Medicare Part D, Prescription Drug Insurance Medigap insurance Medicaid coverage and eligibility How to submit Medicare claims and file appeals Taxation of Social Security benefits Wages & self-employment income Benefits for service members & veterans And More! See the "Table of Contents" section for a full list of topics.