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Social Security is changing. Medicare is changing. Medicaid is changing. Retirement planning is changing. It is imperative in order to survive financially to understand these confusing changes and make them work to your advantage. These issues particularly affect baby boomers caring for aging parents or planning their own retirement and financial future. This book shows you what to expect, what these changes mean and how to make these changes work to your advantage.Consumer finance expert and nationally syndicated radio host Steve Weisman begins with a complete guide to your retirement investment choices, from IRAs and 401Ks to the latest insurance products... even new techniques, such as reverse mortgages. Drawing on his exceptional expertise as a financial planner and attorney specializing in elder care issues, Weisman presents insights you can't find elsewhere: simply, painlessly, and with welcome humor. Acknowledgments xxi
About the Authors xxiii
Introduction xxv
Part I: Planning for Your Money 1
1 Iras and 401(k)s 3
2 Retirement Investing 15
3 Annuities 31
4 Income Taxes for Seniors 45
5 Age Discrimination 63
6 Reverse Mortgages 79
Part II: Planning for Long-Term Care 97
7 Home Care 99
8 Choosing a Nursing Home or an Assisted-Living Facility 111
9 Long-Term Care Insurance 129
10 Alternatives to Long-Term Care Insurance 145
Part III: Government Programs 159
11 Social Security 161
12 Medicare 177
13 Medicaid 207
Part IV: Health Care Decision Making 237
14 Advance-Care Health Care Directives 239
Postscript 257
Index 259