[P Terry]

My mother, 77 yrs. Old, is a widow. My father pasted away Sept. 1998. She receives a monthly social security check. Would she be eligible to receive a widow's pension? If so, would it effect what she is getting now. She also has Medicare and Medicaid, would it cause her not to be able eligible for any of her insurance?

Patty

[ebaines]

Whether you mother is eligible to receive a pension based on your father's work history is dependent on the specific rules of the pension plans for the companies your father worked for. If he was retired and collecting a pension proir to his death, he should have selected a particular pension payment option, which may or may not have included an option to continue payment to his wife after his death. I suggest that if your mother is uncertain about this she contact his employer(s) HR department and ask.