Tyler Foster
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Social Security restored 50% clawbacks on overpayments, but a debt of $2,000 or less is easier to get waived
The Social Security Administration now recovers many overpayments by withholding up to half of a monthly retirement, survivor, or disability check, a rate that sat...
Trump is ending a subsidy that held down Medicare drug premiums, and about 25 million seniors could pay more in 2027
The Trump administration has decided to let a Medicare cushion expire, and the timing lands squarely on drug-plan shoppers. On July 28, 2026, the Centers...
Divorced spouses married at least 10 years can claim up to half an ex’s Social Security without lowering the ex’s check
Many divorced retirees assume that walking away from a marriage also meant walking away from any claim on a former partner’s Social Security. It did...
Claiming Social Security retroactively for six months as a lump sum permanently shrinks every future monthly check
Social Security dangles a quiet offer at anyone who files for retirement after full retirement age: a single payment covering up to six months of...
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...
