Tyler Foster
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Divorced spouses married at least 10 years can claim up to half an ex’s Social Security, and it never lowers the ex’s check
A divorced spouse whose marriage lasted at least a decade can collect a Social Security benefit worth up to half of a former partner’s full...
Locking your my Social Security account blocks a deposit-hijack scammer in about two minutes
The Social Security Administration lets account holders freeze the electronic side of their record in about the time it takes to read a benefit letter,...
A surviving spouse can collect 100% of a late husband or wife’s Social Security by waiting until survivor full retirement age
A widow or widower is entitled to a Social Security survivor benefit equal to 100 percent of what a late spouse was receiving, but that...
Who can get their entire $202.90 Medicare Part B premium paid? Limited-income seniors who join a Medicare Savings Program
The standard Medicare Part B premium climbed to $202.90 a month in 2026, a 9.7 percent jump from the $185 charged the year before, and...
Full retirement age has reached 67, and claiming at 62 now locks in a check about 30% smaller for life
The age at which Social Security pays a full, unreduced retirement benefit has finished its decades-long climb to 67 for everyone born in 1960 or...
25 health systems dropped Medicare Advantage, forcing 2.9 million seniors to switch in 2026
The strain on Medicare Advantage is now running in both directions. As insurers prune unprofitable markets, hospitals are cutting the other end of the contract,...
Social Security will no longer switch your direct deposit over the phone, a fraud block you clear online or in person
The Social Security Administration has closed one of the oldest routes that thieves used to steal retirement checks: a beneficiary can no longer redirect a...
The Social Security 2100 Act would lift the minimum benefit to 125% of poverty, but it must clear the Senate first
The latest version of the Social Security 2100 Act, introduced in the House on June 29, would set a new floor under the program by...
Humana will drop Medicare Advantage plans for about 600,000 members in 2027, and open enrollment closes December 7
Humana told investors on August 2 that it will pull its Medicare Advantage plans out of enough counties to affect roughly 600,000 members for the...
Social Security taxes now reach wages up to $184,500
The 2026 Social Security wage ceiling moved to $184,500, exposing another $8,400 of earnings to the program’s payroll tax compared with 2025. The change matters...
Seven ACA insurers plan 2027 exits after enrollment drops over 1 million
Seven insurance carriers have announced full or partial exits from Affordable Care Act Marketplaces for 2027, after plan selections fell by more than one million...
Medicare’s 2027 drug-cost proposal claims $1.15 billion in patient savings
CMS estimates that a proposed change in how Medicare pays hospitals for certain discounted outpatient drugs would reduce beneficiary payments by $1.15 billion in 2027....
Medicare’s drug-payment plan can split annual costs into monthly bills
Medicare’s Prescription Payment Plan can replace a large pharmacy charge with a series of monthly bills from a Part D plan. It changes when covered...
Medicare surcharges start above $109,000 and can push Part B to $689.90
Medicare’s standard Part B premium is $202.90 a month in 2026, but higher-income beneficiaries can pay far more through the income-related monthly adjustment amount. The...
Diesel reaches $5.37 nationally, up $1.64 from last year
Diesel’s year-over-year jump reaches far beyond the drivers who see the price on a pump display. Freight carriers, contractors, farmers and delivery fleets consume the...
Sanders proposes a $2,400 Social Security raise funded by earnings above $250,000
Bernie Sanders is renewing a Social Security expansion plan built around two linked numbers: a $2,400 annual benefit increase and new payroll-tax collections on earnings...