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A $0 Medicare Advantage Premium Doesn’t Mean $0 Health Care — Check These 6 Costs

Seeing “$0 monthly premium” beside a Medicare Advantage plan can make it look like you’ve found health insurance that won’t take another bite out of...

Saving Advice · Sep 28

A $20 Copay Doesn’t Sound Like Much — Until You Have 5 Medical Appointments a Month

Twenty dollars doesn’t sound like a frightening medical bill. But put five $20 medical appointments on the calendar every month, and you’ve quietly created a...

Saving Advice · Sep 28

Your Medicare Plan Drops Your Doctor for 2027 — What Can You Do During Open Enrollment?

You like your doctor, they know your medical history, and you’ve spent years building a relationship with the practice. Then your Medicare Advantage plan’s 2027...

Saving Advice · Sep 28

AbbVie's Once-Daily Parkinson's Pill Juvmo Wins FDA Approval, with Nausea, Dizziness, and Headache Common in Trials

The FDA approved Juvmo (tavapadon), AbbVie's once-daily Parkinson's pill. Here's how it works, which side effects trials found, and what to ask.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

Anthropic will not appear at Senate inquiry into AI and datacentres amid fallout from OpenAI hack

Company behind Claude chatbot expected to attend separate Australian government hearing on AI next week

The Guardian - AU · Sep 28

Australia’s legacy systems were already a cyber risk. AI agents are raising the stakes

In the days since an artificial intelligence (AI) agent operated by OpenAI gained unauthorised access to a Services Australia portal holding Medicare statistics, important questions have been raised about Australia’s readiness to prevent future breaches.

The Conversation · Sep 28

OpenAI executive to front grilling on Medicare breach

OpenAI will send an executive to answer questions on how one of its agents went rogue and hacked a Medicare website, but it's chief is so far off the hook.

AAP · Sep 27

Australia is run on legacy systems that AI agents can easily exploit, former UN cyber negotiator warns

Federal cabinet will discuss the OpenAI breach on Monday as the AI giant pauses testing of latest models amid fallout

The Guardian - AU · Sep 27

$500,000 in a 401(k) and $100,000 in Cash: Spending the Wrong One First Can Raise Your Medicare Premium Two Years Later

A retiree with $500,000 in a 401(k) and another $100,000 sitting in cash has more than a simple spending choice. Taking money from the 401(k) can increase taxable income, and that income can affect Medicare premiums two years later.

The Free Financial Advisor · Sep 27

The Raise Was $5,000 — Here’s How Much Might Actually Reach the Bank Account

A $5,000 raise sounds like an extra $416.67 a month, but that is not what most employees will see in their checking accounts. Federal income taxes, Social Security and Medicare taxes, state taxes, and workplace benefits can all reduce the increase. Depending on where you live and how your benefits…

Budget and the Bees · Sep 27