Millions of Americans got a nasty reminder this month of just how costly health care coverage is.

The standard Medicare Part B premium will increase to $202.90 per month in 2026, up 9.7% from $185 per month in 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced. Because those ...

Health insurance premiums for plans bought over the Affordable Care Act marketplace will increase 114% on average if enhanced subsidies expire at year's end, according to an analysis by KFF, a ...

Many people have their Medicare Part B premium automatically deducted from the Social Security benefits each month. Retirees received the good news in late October that those receiving average Social ...

Brace yourselves, workers. Your health insurance at the job could cost you a lot more in 2026. Although overall inflation is more muted than a few years ago, employers are preparing for the steepest ...

The cost-of-living adjustment figure for Social Security benefits typically would have been released Oct. 15 under normal circumstances. But the government shutdown triggered a delay. In 2025, more ...

Social Security benefits will increase by 2.8 percent in 2026 due to the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). This increase applies to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) ...

The Social Security Administration's 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026 is now in effect, bringing the average retiree’s monthly benefit from $1,959 to about $2,013 — a roughly $55 boost ...

Holiday season expenses strain the finances of nearly 74 million people who receive Social Security payments, all waiting anxiously for the expected cost-of-living adjustment for 2026, which for most ...