Tyler Foster
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$400 inflation-relief checks are going to about 8 million New York households this year.
New York State has begun mailing inflation refund checks of up to $400 to roughly 8.2 million households, with deliveries continuing through October and November....
Working retirees can earn about $25,200 in 2027 before Social Security withholds any benefits.
Retirees who keep working in 2027 will face a familiar squeeze: earn too much from a part-time or consulting job, and the Social Security Administration...
$274 a month is Medicare’s new 2027 price for Ozempic and Wegovy, a 71% cut that saves seniors an estimated $685 million.
Medicare beneficiaries who rely on Ozempic or Wegovy will pay no more than $274 a month for those drugs starting Jan. 1, 2027, after the...
$50 million is Disney’s settlement over TV pricing, with cash for YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream subscribers by September 8.
Subscribers to YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream who paid higher prices for live-TV packages that included Disney-owned channels could receive cash from a $50 million...
Remarry after 60 and you keep a late spouse’s Social Security survivor benefit.
Widows and widowers who find love again after turning 60 do not have to choose between a new marriage and the Social Security survivor benefits...
Fake jury-duty calls threaten arrest unless you pay by gift card, but real courts summon you by mail.
Scammers posing as federal court officials are calling Americans with threats of immediate arrest for missing jury duty and demanding payment through gift cards, cryptocurrency,...
The IRS will now waive a late-filing penalty automatically for taxpayers with a clean record.
Taxpayers who have filed and paid on time for the past three years will no longer need to call the IRS or submit paperwork to...
Google will pay $68 million over Assistant recordings, and users can claim $25 to $56 by August 27.
Google agreed to pay $68 million to resolve a class-action privacy lawsuit alleging its voice assistant secretly recorded users after unintended activation triggers. Eligible users...
Ohio State’s cancer hospital leaves Humana’s Medicare Advantage network October 1.
Medicare Advantage enrollees who rely on Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center for cancer treatment face a hard deadline. Effective October 1, 2026, multiple Humana...
$1 trillion in Medicaid cuts lands late this year, and seniors’ home-care aid is first on the chopping block.
Seniors who depend on home-care aides to bathe, eat, and stay out of nursing homes face the most immediate risk from nearly $1 trillion in...
The IRS has stopped mailing paper refund checks and will hold your refund until you give direct-deposit details
Millions of taxpayers expecting paper refund checks from the IRS after Sept. 30, 2025, will instead receive a notice telling them to provide direct-deposit details...
The $8 cap on credit-card late fees is dead, so banks can charge $30 or more again
Credit cardholders who miss a payment are once again exposed to fees of $30 or more after a federal court vacated the Consumer Financial Protection...
A multi-year fixed annuity locks in a set payout, but surrender charges tie up the cash early
Buyers of multi-year guaranteed annuities, or MYGAs, accept a fixed payout rate in exchange for locking up their money, often for six to ten years...
Presbyterian Health Plan is dropping most Medicare Advantage coverage for 2027, forcing 30,000 members to switch
Roughly 30,000 Medicare Advantage members in New Mexico face the loss of their Presbyterian Health Plan coverage heading into 2027, after the regional insurer announced...
Roth IRA withdrawals never count toward the income that lifts Medicare premiums
Retirees drawing from Roth IRAs can spend down those accounts without triggering higher Medicare Part B and Part D premiums, a tax advantage that grows...
Choosing the larger single-life pension payout can leave a surviving spouse with nothing
A married retiree who picks the larger single-life pension check each month locks in a benefit that stops the day they die, leaving a surviving...