What senior citizens need to know in changing times. How will the economy affect Social Security? How will new legislation affect Medicare?(USA Medicare) These and many other urgent questions are addressed in the third edition of The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Social Security and Medicare. Completely revised and updated with the latest 2008 statistics by an expert in the field, this guide incorporates the latest information on these important social programs-how they work, how they are changing with the current administration, and what the future holds. Completely new chapters on Medicare and the Medicare Drug Programs. Thoroughly revised resource section. Completely new chapter on the effects of the current financial climate on benefits.