Tyler Foster
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Comcast will pay Xfinity customers $50 with no proof over a 2023 data breach, if they file by August 14
Xfinity customers affected by a late-2023 data breach tied to a known software flaw can collect $50 from Comcast without submitting proof of harm, as...
Medicare covers no routine dental, vision, or hearing, a gap that surprises many the year they retire
Americans turning 65 each year face an abrupt loss of dental, vision, and hearing benefits the moment they leave employer-sponsored insurance and enroll in Original...
46,000 borrowers rushed into the new student-loan plan on day one, and new borrowers get no other choice
Tens of thousands of federal student-loan borrowers moved quickly when the U.S. Department of Education opened enrollment in its new Repayment Assistance Plan, with reports...
Medicare’s $1,676 hospital deductible can hit you more than once in a single year
Medicare beneficiaries who need more than one hospital stay in a single year can face the full $1,676 inpatient deductible each time, a billing structure...
Social Security mishandled 75% of the fraud-penalty cases a watchdog reviewed, a new audit finds
Three out of every four fraud-penalty cases reviewed by a federal watchdog contained errors, a finding that points to nearly $50 million in improper payments...
Thirteen people are charged in a scheme that drained older Americans with fake tech-support and government calls
Federal prosecutors have charged 13 people for running a transnational fraud operation that used fake tech-support and government phone calls to steal from more than...
$209.50 a month is Medicare’s projected Part B premium for 2027
Medicare beneficiaries planning their 2027 budgets now have a concrete number to work with. The 2026 Medicare Trustees Report, released June 9, 2026, projects the...
Original Medicare pays 80% of your doctor bills with no yearly cap, the gap a Medigap plan fills
Millions of Americans on Original Medicare face a cost-sharing split that leaves them responsible for 20 percent of every approved doctor bill, with no annual...
Strawberries cost 12.4% more this Fourth of July after a spring frost damaged Florida’s plants
American shoppers picking up a pint of fresh strawberries for their Fourth of July celebrations are paying 12.4 percent more than they did a year...
After 65 you can spend HSA money on anything with no penalty, taxed like an IRA withdrawal
Americans with health savings accounts who reach age 65 gain a little-known tax advantage: they can withdraw HSA funds for any purpose, not just medical...
Kia is recalling K4 cars and Telluride SUVs whose back-seat belts may not latch
Kia is pulling back two vehicle lines from the road after discovering that rear seatbelt buckles may fail to latch properly, leaving back-seat passengers unrestrained...
The 2026 standard deduction rises to $32,200 for couples before a single write-off
Married couples filing jointly will see their standard deduction climb to $32,200 for tax year 2026, a figure shaped not only by annual inflation adjustments...
Social Security’s 2027 raise estimate just slipped to 3.8%, about $77 more a month
Retirees counting on a bigger bump in their Social Security checks next year just lost ground. The estimated 2027 cost-of-living adjustment has slipped to roughly...
Babies born in 2026 get a $1,000 government-seeded investment account under a new law
Every child born in the United States in 2026 is now eligible for a $1,000 government-funded investment account, seeded automatically under a program created by...
Arizona’s food-stamp rolls have dropped 53% since new work rules hit
Hundreds of thousands of Arizona residents who relied on federal food assistance are no longer receiving benefits after tighter work requirements took effect under H.R....
$35,000 stuck in a child’s 529 college account can now roll into their Roth IRA tax-free
Families sitting on leftover 529 college savings now have a direct path to convert up to $35,000 of that money into a child’s Roth IRA...