Multiple Sclerosis: Your Legal Rights - 3rd edition

✍ Scribed by Esq. Lanny E. Perkins, Esq. Sara D. Perkins

• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 168
• Edition: 3rd
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In the past seven years, since the publication of the last edition, significant legislative changes have taken place that affect the lives of anyone living with MS. Trying to decipher new laws can be overwhelming, even for the most educated individual. This updated edition of a comprehensive legal reference for MS patients incorporates recent legislative changes affecting MS patients. The book answers such questions as: Can I return to work without compromising my long-term SSDI benefits? How does the expansion of Medicare Part D affect me? What about the new bankruptcy laws? Other topics include how homeland security regulations affect disabled travelers, private medical insurance issues, new laws regarding Medicare Part B, and more. Written for the layperson, this book helps MS patients take charge of their future and act in their own best interest.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Introduction......Page 12
1 WORKING WITH DOCTORS AND LAWYERS......Page 16
2 MAKING CHOICES ABOUT EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME......Page 24
3 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND YOUR JOB......Page 28
4 DISABILITY BENEFITS......Page 48
5 INSURANCE ISSUES......Page 66
6 MEDICARE AND MEDICAID......Page 78
7 DEALING WITH TAXES......Page 84
8 PROPERTY, POWERS, AND PERSONAL CHOICE......Page 90
9 FAMILY LAW......Page 96
10 HANDLING YOUR DEBTS......Page 104
11 GETTING AROUND WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS......Page 110
12 HELPFUL WEB SITES......Page 128
F......Page 130
P......Page 131
T......Page 132
Resources......Page 134
Appendix......Page 138
B......Page 162
D......Page 163
F......Page 164
I......Page 165
N......Page 166
T......Page 167
W......Page 168