Tyler Foster
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Roseland Community Hospital’s $650,000 data breach settlement takes claims through December 31
Patients of Roseland Community Hospital whose personal information may have been exposed in a June 2024 data incident have until December 31 to file for...
Top-earning Social Security couples who retired this year get a $3,600 combined increase from the 3.6% COLA, a budget watchdog estimates
The highest-earning Social Security couples who retired this year at their normal retirement age will get a $3,600 combined increase from the 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment,...
Martin’s Point Generations Advantage members who see InterMed doctors lose them in network on January 1, 2027, when InterMed stops accepting the plans
About 4,500 patients of InterMed, a Portland practice, are about to find out that their doctor will be out of network, according to InterMed. Martin’s...
SSI recipients who appeal a payment cut in writing within 10 days of receiving the notice keep getting their current payment until Social Security reconsiders the decision
People on Supplemental Security Income who get a notice that their payment will drop can keep the current amount coming during an appeal, but only...
People who were notified that their Social Security and financial account numbers may have been exposed in the Finastra breach can claim up to $2,500 for losses from a $3.125 million fund by November 27
A $3.125 million settlement over an October 2024 cyberattack on Finastra Technology is open for claims until November 27. It covers people whom Finastra notified...
Globe Life and American Income Life data breach claims close Monday, October 19, in a $3.4 million settlement
Claims in the $3.4 million Globe Life and American Income Life data breach settlement close Monday, October 19, 2026. Anyone who was sent a notice...
Social Security’s 3.6% COLA adds about $900 a year for the average retiree, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates
The 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment that takes effect in January will add about $900 a year to the average retiree’s benefits, according to an estimate from...
The $309.5 million Amazon return-refund settlement closes to claims December 1, and some customers who returned items will be paid automatically without filing once the court grants final approval
Amazon customers who need to file in a $309.5 million class action settlement over returns have until December 1, 2026, just over six weeks away....
Social Security’s revised heart-disease disability rules take effect October 30 and will apply to claims still pending that day, not only to new applications
Heart-related disability claims that are still undecided on October 30 will be judged under Social Security’s revised rules, not the old ones. The agency’s new...
Wellcare’s Arkansas Medicare Advantage coverage ends December 31, and members whose plan is not renewing can join a new plan through the end of February 2027
A letter is due in Arkansas mailboxes this month for people whose Wellcare Medicare Advantage plan is not coming back. Wellcare says affected coverage ends...
The FTC is sending 65,022 checks worth more than $9.8 million to people scammed through Walmart money transfers from 2015 to 2024, and each must be cashed within 90 days
The Federal Trade Commission is sending 65,022 checks worth more than $9.8 million to people who lost money to scammers through Walmart money transfers. The...
The FTC says eligible Amazon Prime members are getting automatic refunds of up to $200 through April 2027, and each payment expires 60 days after it is issued
The Federal Trade Commission says eligible Amazon Prime members are getting automatic refunds of up to $200 each, with payments continuing through April 2027. Every...
Social Security’s maximum check for a worker retiring at full retirement age will be $4,188 a month in 2027
Social Security’s largest possible monthly check for a worker who retires at full retirement age will be $4,188 in 2027, up from $4,152 this year....
Food stamps for a person living alone top out at $306 a month in the 48 states and D.C. through September 2027, and the one-person net income limit is $1,330
A person living alone on food stamps, formally the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, can now receive no more than $306 a month in...
High 5 Casino and High 5 Vegas players in Washington have until January 4, 2027 to claim from a settlement paid over up to eight years
High 5 Games and High 5 Entertainment have agreed to put at least $12 million and as much as $30 million into a fund for...
Innovative Renal Care’s $900,000 data breach settlement offers an estimated $100 cash payment, with claims due December 21
A $900,000 fund is waiting on claims from people caught in a 2024 data breach at Innovative Renal Care, a kidney-care company based in Franklin,...