Pasadena Star-News
... Why can't the system be as straightforward as this book?


Michael Pellechia, Syndicated Columnist
A handy reference … [this] publisher’s credentials in self-help law are impeccable.


Jane Glenn Hass Orange County Register
A guidebook through the maze of Social Security and Medicare options.


Book Description
Everyone wants to get the most out of their retirement benefits -- not to mention the best medical coverage and prescription drug benefits! Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions clearly explains what the different benefits are, and shows you how to claim what you've earned, including: *Social Security retirement and disability benefits *Social Security dependents and survivor benefits *Supplemental Security Income *federal, state and local government pensions *Medicare and Medicaid *Medigap managed care plans *veterans benefits *prescription drug coverage Completely updated to provide the latest information and changes in benefits, this plain-English book is a must-have for anyone who is retired or about to be.


About the Author
Joseph Matthews has been an attorney since 1971, and from 1975 to 1977 he taught at the law school of the University of California, Berkeley. He has for many years been involved in matters relating to seniors, and is the author of Social Security, Medicare & Pensions and Beat the Nursing Home Trap, as well as How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim. Dorothy Matthews Berman has been Program Director at a senior citizens center in the Los Angeles area. She has been involved in work with seniors in various capacities since 1973. Joseph Matthews, her co-author on the book Social Security, Medicare & Pensions, is her son.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Everyone wants to get the most out of their retirement benefits-not to mention the best medical coverage and prescription drug benefits!Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions clearly explains what the different benefits are, and shows you how to claim what you've earned, including:

*Social Security retirement and disability benefits*Social Security dependents and survivor benefits*Supplemental Security Income*federal, state and local government pensions*Medicare and Medicaid*Medigap managed care plans*veterans benefits*prescription drug coverage

Completely updated to provide the latest information and changes in benefits, this plain-English book is a must-have for anyone who is retired or about to be.

SYNOPSIS

Written for the general reader and laid out in a two-column format, this practical guide explains the basic benefits available to all Americans under the Social Security and Medicare programs as well as the retirement benefits paid to federal employees. Enrollment and appeal procedures are also described. The ninth edition adds a section on prescription drug coverage. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

FROM THE CRITICS

Michael Pellechia - Syndicated Columnist

A handy reference... [this] publisher's credentials in self-help law are impeccable.

Pasadena Star-News

Anyone who can write a readable guide to Medicare should get a medal.... Why can't the system be as straightforward as this book?

Jane Glenn Hass - Orange County Register

A guidebook through the maze of Social Security and Medicare options.

ACCREDITATION

Joseph Matthews has been an attorney since 1971, and from 1975 to 1977 he taught at the law school of the University of California, Berkeley. He has for many years been involved in matters relating to seniors, and is the author of Social Security, Medicare & Pensions and Beat the Nursing Home Trap, as well as How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim.