A concise guide to navigating the often complex Social Security and Medicare systems shows readers how to determine the amount of their benefits, time their retirement to get the best benefits, fill out and file all the required forms and more, in a revised edition that includes coverage of Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage, medigap, veterans' benefits and more. Original.
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 & Government Pensions and Long Term Care: How to Plan & Play for It, as well as How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim.
Dorothy Matthews Berman assisted her son Joseph Matthews in the writing of Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions. She began working with seniors in various capacities in 1973 and served as Program Director at a senior citizen center in the Los Angeles area for many years.