Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Medicare

FBI Warning: The “Quishing” Scam Is Hiding in Parking Meters (Don’t Scan It)

Image Source: ShutterStock.com Pulling into a parking spot downtown, you realize you are running five minutes late for dinner. You rush to the meter, only to find the coin slot jammed or the card reader looking ancient. Suddenly, a bright, clean QR code sticker appears, saying “Scan to Pay.” It…

Budget and the Bees

The $615 “Pharmacy Ransom”: Why Your 2026 Drug Cap Doesn’t Kick In Until You Pay This Hidden Fee

It’s the phrase every senior has been celebrating: “The $2,100 Drug Cap.” Starting this month, the most any Medicare beneficiary will pay out-of-pocket for covered...

Saving Advice

The $2,100 Part D ‘Hard Cap’: Why 4 Million Seniors Will Hit Their Drug Spending Limit by March

For years, the “Donut Hole” was the most feared phrase in the Medicare vocabulary—a coverage gap that left seniors on the hook for thousands of...

Saving Advice

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

The “Ghost Network” Class Action: How to Force Your Medicare Plan to Pay for Out-of-Network Doctors in 2026

If you’ve spent your week calling “In-Network” specialists only to find out they retired three years ago or never took your insurance in the first...

Saving Advice

Why “GoodRx” is No Longer Enough: The 2026 Drug Reclassifications You Weren’t Told About

For years, many of us treated GoodRx like a secret weapon. If a prescription was too expensive through insurance, we’d just pull up a coupon...

Saving Advice

Are Roth Conversions for Retirees Dead in 2026 Because of the New Tax Law?

The OBBBA's permanent lower tax rates removed the urgency for Roth conversions. Retirees thinking of stopping or blindly continuing them should do this instead.

Kiplinger

The “Ghost Network” Warning: Why Your 2026 Medicare Directory is 30% Inaccurate This Week

If you’ve spent the last week calling “In-Network” specialists from your 2026 Medicare Advantage directory only to be told they “don’t take that insurance,” you...

Saving Advice

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

10 Tax Documents Seniors Should Gather Before Meeting an Accountant

It’s January 15, 2026, and for most retirees, that means the “tax season sprint” has officially begun. But before you rush into your accountant’s office...

Saving Advice

Medicare “Carrier Contraction”: Why UnitedHealthcare and Humana Just Exited 400+ Counties

If you’ve ever told yourself Medicare Advantage “doesn’t really change,” 2026 is here to challenge that idea. In a lot of places, plan choices are...

Saving Advice

Kaiser affiliates will pay $556M to settle a lawsuit alleging Medicare fraud

Kaiser Permanente affiliates will pay $556 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the health care giant committed Medicare fraud and pressured doctors to list incorrect diagnoses on medical records to receive higher reimbursements

The Independent UK

UnitedHealth Faces New Medicare Accusations. What Does That Mean for UNH Stock?

A Senate committee investigation reportedly suggests UnitedHealth used aggressive tactics to boost Medicare payments. Here’s how you should play UNH stock following these new accusations.

Barchart

Turning 65 in 2026? Here Is Exactly How to Sign Up for Medicare

Whether you’re months away from your 65th birthday or you're planning to work past retirement age, this guide will walk you through the exact steps to secure your coverage, avoid costly mistakes and enter 2026 with total peace of mind.

Kiplinger

6 Medicare Part B Cost Changes Affecting Specialist Visits

For most retirees, a trip to a specialist—whether it’s a cardiologist, an oncologist, or an orthopedist—is a high-stakes event. These visits often involve complex testing,...

Saving Advice

The Biggest Money Mistakes People Make in Their 50s

Here are some very common money mistakes that people make in their 50s that you want to avoid.

GOBankingRates

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Saving Advice

The “WISeR” Gatekeeper: 6 States Where AI Now Decides If Your Medicare Surgery Is ‘Necessary’

For decades, the biggest difference between “Original” Medicare and private Medicare Advantage plans was the lack of red tape. In the traditional program, if your...

Saving Advice

10 Tax Filing Errors Retirees Make During Early Preparation

For many retirees, being organized is a point of pride. The moment the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, the hunt for the 1099s...

Fortune

America’s $38 trillion national debt is so big just the interest will soon cost more than Medicare

The staggering math behind the rapid rise in interest due on our outsize debt.

The Free Financial Advisor

The COLA Theft: Why Half of Your Social Security Raise Just Vanished into Medicare This Morning

Your morning coffee hits differently when you check your Social Security statement and realize half of your cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) has evaporated into thin air. That number you were dreaming about for extra groceries, a mini-vacation, or that shiny new gadget? Gone. Vanished. Not because of a bank error or…

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Saving Advice

Medical Office Facility Fees Are Appearing More Frequently

If you’ve recently visited your doctor’s office for a routine check-up only to find a mysterious “Facility Fee” on your bill that costs as much...

Saving Advice

Beyond Food Stamps: 5 Secret 2026 Programs for Seniors Who “Make Too Much” for Traditional Aid

If you are a senior living on a modest pension or a mid-sized Social Security check, you’ve likely encountered the “Middle-Class Cliff.” You make just...

Saving Advice

The $185.00 Extortion: Why the 2026 Medicare Hike Systematically Erased Your COLA Raise

If you opened your Social Security statement this January expecting a celebratory bump in pay, you likely felt a cold splash of reality instead. While...

Saving Advice

Why 2026 is the Year of the “Reverse COLA”: How Your Buying Power Just Dropped 1.1%

If you’ve been waiting for your 2026 Social Security check to finally give you some breathing room, you might want to hold your breath. While...

Saving Advice

The SNAP Trap: Why Your $23 Social Security Raise Just Cost You $30 in Food Stamps

The 2026 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) was supposed to be a lifeline for millions of seniors struggling with the persistent sting of inflation. For...

Saving Advice

The January 14th “Net-Zero” Autopsy: Why Millions of Social Security Checks Arrived Without a Raise

If you woke up today and rushed to check your bank account for your first Social Security payment of the year, you may have experienced...

Saving Advice

The $2.00 “Raise”: A Step-by-Step Guide to Auditing Your Jan 2026 SS Statement for Errors

If you recently checked your bank account and found that your 2026 Social Security “raise” was closer to the price of a cup of coffee...

1 … 10 11 12 13

People

Donald Trump

169,164 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Social Security Administration

Social Security Administration

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.