Tyler Foster
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New Medicare cards are arriving this year, and Medicare will never call to sell you one
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services began mailing new Medicare cards to tens of millions of beneficiaries starting in April 2018, replacing Social Security...
CD rates near 4.3% give savers a window to lock in before rates fall further
Savers holding cash in standard deposit accounts face a narrowing window to capture five-year CD yields that still hover near the mid-4 percent range. The...
Colorado is sending TABOR surplus refunds to residents who filed a state return
Colorado residents who filed a state income tax return are receiving money back from the state under its Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, known as TABOR....
Medicaid work rules take effect July 1 in Montana and Arkansas, the first two states
Non-excluded adults ages 19 to 64 in Montana and Arkansas face new Medicaid work and activity requirements starting July 1, 2026, making them the first...
A Roth conversion can quietly erase your new $6,000 senior tax deduction
Seniors who convert traditional IRA funds to a Roth account during the 2025 tax year risk losing part or all of a brand-new $6,000 tax...
Childcare now eats about 20% of the average family’s income, triple the affordable line
Families across the United States now spend roughly 20% of their median income on childcare, a figure that has ballooned to nearly three times the...
A drug-pricing rule could close the pharmacies that serve most nursing-home residents
Thousands of pharmacies that deliver medications directly to nursing-home residents now face a federal compliance requirement that could push many of them out of Medicare...
The CFPB is returning $140 million to bank customers hit by surprise overdraft fees
Bank customers who were charged fees on transactions they had enough money to cover are getting refunds. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s supervisory exams forced...
Up to 5 million people could lose their Medicare Advantage plan for 2027 as insurers keep exiting
Millions of Medicare Advantage enrollees face the prospect of losing their current health plan before 2027 coverage begins. Insurer exits and service-area reductions are already...
Social Security warns senior impersonation-scam reports jumped 25% in a year
Older Americans lost more money to impersonation scams last year than at any point on record, and the volume of complaints is accelerating. The Federal...
Overdraft fees have mostly vanished at big banks, now capped near $5 to $10
Millions of checking-account holders who once faced $35 overdraft penalties at the largest U.S. banks now stand to pay no more than $5 to $10...
A retired Alabama man lost $222,000 to a romance-crypto scammer who called herself “Bella”
A retired man in Florence, Alabama, lost $222,000 after a person using the name “Bella” built a relationship with him online and then directed him...
Full retirement age is 67 for everyone retiring in 2026, and claiming at 62 locks in a 30% cut for life
Americans born in 1960 or later who turn 62 in 2026 face a full retirement age of 67, and anyone in that group who claims...
A House bill from Larson and Horsford would raise both Social Security and veterans’ checks
Millions of Americans who depend on Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Railroad Retirement, or Veterans Affairs disability and pension payments would receive a temporary $200...
Public Service Loan Forgiveness cleared 11,000 more workers as a court blocked new limits
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from restricting which public-sector employers qualify under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, preserving debt cancellation access for...
Walgreens is closing hundreds more stores in 2026, pushing more seniors into pharmacy deserts
Walgreens Boots Alliance is pressing ahead with its multi-year store-closure campaign, and the next wave in 2026 threatens to strand older Americans who depend on...