Tyler Foster
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Providence Health Plan is shutting down entirely, and about 64,000 Medicare Advantage members must find 2027 coverage
Providence Health Plan, a Pacific Northwest insurer that has operated for more than four decades, is now winding down completely, and about 64,000 Medicare Advantage...
State Farm is returning $5 billion to drivers, about $100 a vehicle, applied automatically this summer
State Farm has begun sending $5 billion back to its auto insurance customers this summer, the largest single dividend in the mutual insurer’s century-plus history....
Humana is mailing September non-renewal letters to about 600,000 Medicare Advantage members losing plans in 2027
About 600,000 older Americans are about to open a letter from Humana telling them the Medicare Advantage plan they rely on will not exist in...
Presbyterian is dropping most of its Medicare Advantage plans in New Mexico for 2027, and about 30,000 members must find new coverage
Presbyterian Healthcare Services, one of New Mexico’s largest health systems, is discontinuing most of its Medicare Advantage plans for the 2027 plan year, a decision...
Fifteen more drugs, including Ozempic and Trelegy, get lower negotiated Medicare prices on January 1, 2027
Fifteen more prescription drugs, including the diabetes and weight-loss medicine Ozempic and the inhaled COPD treatment Trelegy, will carry lower negotiated Medicare prices starting January...
Next year’s Social Security raise is tracking near 3.8%, enough to finally outpace the rising Part B premium
Next year’s Social Security cost-of-living adjustment is tracking near 3.8%, according to the latest estimate from a leading advocacy group, a level that would finally...
Medicare’s IRMAA surcharge raises Part B and Part D premiums once income tops $109,000 in 2026
A single Medicare enrollee whose modified adjusted gross income tops $109,000 crosses into surcharge territory in 2026, the point where the income-related monthly adjustment amount...
Medicaid can exempt a home with up to $752,000 in equity while the owner is still alive in 2026
Medicaid can treat a home worth as much as $752,000 in equity as an exempt asset in 2026, letting an applicant qualify for long-term-care coverage...
Supplemental Security Income pays up to $994 a month in 2026, with a $2,000 asset cap frozen since 1989
Supplemental Security Income pays a maximum federal benefit of $994 a month for an individual in 2026, up from $967 the year before after a...
Medicare’s standard Part B deductible is $283 in 2026, the amount you pay before coverage begins
Medicare’s standard Part B deductible rises to $283 in 2026, an increase of $26 from $257 the year before. It is the amount a beneficiary...
Medicare’s Part A hospital deductible is $1,736 per benefit period in 2026, and it can apply more than once a year
Medicare’s Part A inpatient hospital deductible rises to $1,736 in 2026, an increase of $60 from $1,676 the year before. The number is easy to...
Social Security’s maximum benefit at full retirement age reaches $4,152 a month in 2026
Social Security’s maximum monthly benefit for a worker who retires at full retirement age climbs to $4,152 in 2026, an increase of $134 from $4,018...
Federal law lets you freeze your credit for free to block new-account fraud
A single stolen Social Security number can turn into a credit card, an auto loan, or a store account opened in a victim’s name, and...
A disabled adult child can collect Social Security on a parent’s record for life
Millions of American families support an adult son or daughter whose disability began in childhood, and many never learn that Social Security may owe that...
A home seller can exclude up to $250,000 of gain, or $500,000 married, a limit frozen since 1997
When a homeowner sells a primary residence at a profit, the federal tax code lets a single seller shield up to $250,000 of that gain...
Home insurance is rising about 4% in 2026 to around $3,057, and California premiums jump 16%
Homeowners are on track to pay about 4% more to insure a house in 2026, pushing the national average annual premium to roughly $3,057, according...
