Paying into the Medicare system doesn't guarantee free health insurance in retirement; it comes with deductibles and premiums ...

Weekend timing quirks are shifting February 2026 Social Security payments, with some recipients getting early deposits — and ...

Spoiler alert: Your Social Security payments won’t be delayed if the government shuts down.

Some Social Security recipients will be getting much smaller payments in 2026 due to a specific type of Medicare premium hike ...

Nearly six million seniors owe extra Medicare premiums called Irmaa, and these charges are set to rise.

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The first Social Security and Supplemental Security Income checks for 2026 will include a 2.8% boost for about 75 million Americans, thanks to a cost-of-living adjustment. But higher Medicare premiums ...

The new year will bring changes to some major programs for retirees. A new year approaches. As often happens, it will bring changes to the ways we save for retirement and access healthcare. It will ...

Social Security retirees are getting a benefits increase in 2026. Retirees will receive a 2.8% Cost of Living Adjustment to help benefits keep pace with inflation. Medicare premiums are going to cost ...

A new year can also bring a fresh start for Social Security beneficiaries — including changes to monthly payments, earnings limits for those who continue working, and cost-of-living adjustments that ...

The Social Security Administration — the sprawling federal agency that delivers retirement, disability and survivor benefits to 74 million Americans — began the second Trump administration with a ...