Tyler Foster
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Medicare now covers Wegovy and Zepbound for a flat $50 a month under a new bridge program
Starting today, millions of Medicare enrollees can fill prescriptions for popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs at a flat $50 per month, a fraction of what these...
Medicare’s Part D deductible jumps to $700 for 2027, the amount you pay before coverage kicks in
Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Part D prescription drug plans will face a standard deductible of $700 in 2027, up from the current cap. The increase...
You can pull all three credit reports free every week at the official annualcreditreport.com
Every person with a credit file in the United States can now pull a free report from each of the three major bureaus, Equifax, Experian,...
Shoppers are suing Amazon and Costco to get unrefunded tariff surcharges back
Consumers who paid tariff-related surcharges on purchases from Amazon and Costco are now taking both retailers to court, demanding refunds for fees that were collected...
California reinstates a $130,000 Medi-Cal asset cap that could cost seniors long-term-care coverage
Seniors and people with disabilities who rely on Medi-Cal for nursing-home care now face a financial test that California had suspended just a few years...
Skipping your employer’s 401(k) match leaves free money on the table every paycheck
Workers who contribute less than the amount needed to capture their employer’s full 401(k) match are giving up employer contributions that average 1.3% of annual...
Home insurance climbs to about $3,057 in 2026, and Florida seniors now pay over $3,600
American homeowners will spend an average of about $3,057 on property insurance by the end of 2026, a 4 percent increase that follows a sharp...
Catholic Health patients can claim cash from a $1.8 million data-breach settlement by September 1
Patients who received care through Catholic Health now have until September 1 to file claims in a $1.8 million data-breach settlement tied to a cybersecurity...
A nonworking spouse can still fund a full IRA on the working partner’s earned income
Married couples where one partner stays home or earns no income can still double their household retirement savings, thanks to a federal tax provision that...
Setting up a qualified charitable distribution lets retirees give from an IRA and skip the tax
Retirees who are at least 70 and a half years old can transfer up to $105,000 a year directly from an IRA to a qualifying...
Connecticut’s new law caps what residents pay out of pocket for prescriptions
Connecticut residents who pay cash for lower-cost prescriptions will now see those purchases count toward their insurance deductibles, a change that could reshape how thousands...
Medicare’s out-of-pocket drug cap rises to $2,400 in 2027, and then you pay nothing more
Medicare beneficiaries who spend heavily on prescription drugs will hit a hard annual ceiling of $2,400 in out-of-pocket costs starting in 2027, after which their...
AI voice-cloning scams cost victims $893 million, and seniors lost $352 million of it
Older Americans lost $352 million to AI-driven fraud schemes last year, accounting for a large share of the nearly $893 million in total losses tied...
Seniors 65 and older can stack deductions up to $24,150 for 2026 with the new $6,000 bonus
Older Americans filing their 2026 tax returns stand to cut their taxable income by as much as $24,150 if they are single and 65 or...
ECU Health hospitals leave UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage network this week, risking big bills
Thousands of Medicare Advantage enrollees in eastern North Carolina face the prospect of sharply higher out-of-pocket costs as ECU Health hospitals exit UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage...
FICO’s new 10T model weighs 24 months of your credit history, and buy-now-pay-later loans now count
Homebuyers and consumers who have used buy-now-pay-later services face a new reality: FICO Score 10T, now adopted by FHA and the government-sponsored enterprises for mortgage...