Tyler Foster
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Kroger is closing about 60 supermarkets, and shoppers in five states may have to move a prescription
Kroger plans to shut roughly 60 underperforming supermarkets over about 18 months, a retrenchment already visible in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Virginia, and West Virginia. For...
Trump’s tariffs shrank the trade deficit but pushed everyday prices higher, a new analysis finds
A fresh analysis of the tariff record credits the import duties with a genuine achievement, a meaningfully smaller U.S. trade deficit, while documenting the price...
Taking a six-month retroactive Social Security lump sum permanently lowers every monthly check that follows
The Social Security Administration lets a worker who files after full retirement age collect up to six months of benefits in a single retroactive lump...
Humana is mailing roughly 600,000 Medicare Advantage members letters this September that their plan ends in 2027
About 600,000 Humana members are about to receive a letter that ends their Medicare Advantage plan, and the notices are landing in September rather than...
Medicare will start covering Wegovy and Zepbound for obesity, with many enrollees paying about $50 a month
For the first time, Medicare is paying for the blockbuster obesity drugs Wegovy and Zepbound, and the sticker shock that kept them out of reach...
Naming a minor directly as a life-insurance beneficiary can freeze the payout in court
A grandparent who names a young grandchild as the beneficiary on a life-insurance policy usually pictures the money arriving quickly to help raise the child....
A short-term Treasury bill can pay a retiree more than a big-bank savings account, with no state tax
The savings account at a large national bank often pays a small fraction of prevailing short-term interest rates, quietly leaving yield on the table month...
Many states offer renters a property-tax credit that few ever claim
Property tax feels like a homeowner’s problem, which is exactly why a benefit built for renters slips past the people it was designed for. A...
A prescription discount card can beat an insurance copay, but you can’t use both at once
At the pharmacy counter, the lowest sticker price on a prescription is not always the cheapest choice. A free discount card can price a common...
A Medicare general enrollment gap can leave you uncovered for months and paying a penalty
Turning 65 comes with a deadline that many people do not realize is a deadline. The window to sign up for Medicare Part B without...
Social Security benefits are not automatic, and applying too late can cost back pay
A common assumption trips up new retirees: that Social Security simply starts on its own once a person reaches a certain age. It does not....
Medicare now covers therapy and mental-health visits, including with some counselors
For years, older Americans seeking counseling ran into a practical wall: many of the therapists in their communities could not bill Medicare, which left beneficiaries...
Medicare covers a continuous glucose monitor and diabetes supplies for many enrollees
Managing diabetes carries a steady stream of costs — test strips, lancets, and the monitors that read blood sugar — and for a retiree on...
Moving out of a plan’s service area can open a guaranteed right to buy Medigap
A retiree who relocates and discovers that a Medicare Advantage plan no longer serves the new address faces a quiet but consequential opening. That move...
Treasury inflation-protected bonds raise their payout as prices climb, guarding a fixed income
Inflation works as a quiet thief against a set retirement income: a monthly budget that stretches far enough today buys less each year as prices...
You can drop private mortgage insurance once you reach 20% home equity
Private mortgage insurance is a charge many homeowners keep paying long after federal law says it can stop. Lenders require it on conventional loans made...
