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.

HISTORICAL FACTS: 5 | History Defined

What Does a “Comfortable Retirement” Actually Cost When the House Is Already Paid Off?

Paying off the mortgage before retirement sounds like crossing the biggest expense off your list, and it certainly can transform a household budget. But a...

Saving Advice

The Retirement Move That's Quietly Taxing Your Social Security to the Max (and How Early Roth Conversions Can Help)

This is how you can sidestep the "Social Security tax torpedo," a common issue where tax-deferred retirement accounts unexpectedly increase your tax burden.

Kiplinger

How to Coordinate Claiming Social Security With Your Tax Bracket

Rather than claiming Social Security based on when you need the money, view your timing as a tax-planning tool that can help you lower your lifetime tax bill.

Kiplinger

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

Social Security Claiming Strategies Have Changed — Here’s What Still Works

If your Social Security strategy came from a retirement book published 10 or 15 years ago, there is a real possibility that part of it...

Saving Advice

Moving to Another State on Medicare? 7 Coverage Changes to Check Before You Go

Retirement sometimes comes with a new ZIP code; perhaps you’re moving closer to grandchildren, escaping high housing costs, or finally heading somewhere warmer. But packing...

Saving Advice

Victorian Labor promises free dental care if re-elected in Australia-first move

Premier Ben Carroll says $230m would be earmarked for 10 public dental clinics to operate on a walk-in basis

The Guardian - AU

Why Waiting to Claim Your Online Social Security Account Is a Major Security Risk

Skip long phone holds and field office lines. Discover how an active online Social Security account gives you control over your records.

Kiplinger

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

You’re 60 With $1 Million Saved — What Are the Next Five Financial Decisions?

Reaching 60 with $1 million saved sounds like the moment to crack open the champagne and retire by Tuesday. Maybe, but the bigger question now involves what that million dollars needs to do for the rest of your life, because a retirement portfolio needs a job description, not just a…

The Free Financial Advisor

Baby boomers look richer than ever—but many are retiring with record levels of debt

Decades of home-price gains made older Americans wealthy on paper. Debt and rising costs are making that wealth harder to live on

Fortune

The Biggest Players in a $500 Billion Market Are Exiting. Here’s Why Costco Just Entered.

Costco is entering Medicare through SCAN just as major insurers scale back, giving the retailer another way to deepen its relationship with its aging customer base.

Barchart

As Costco Launches Medicare Advantage Plans, Here’s How You Should Play COST Stock

Costco is moving into Medicare with SCAN Group, adding healthcare to its growing business mix. So, what does the move mean for investors and COST stock?

Barchart

As U.S. debt hits $40 trillion, Americans will foot the bill: Report finds $700 a month is at stake for retirees, and poses $53,000 hit to families

"Addressing the national debt deserves to be a high priority for both voters and lawmakers, to benefit all Americans."

Fortune

Your Parents Won’t Talk About Money — Here Are 6 Things You Still Need to Know Before There’s an Emergency

Your parents don’t have to tell you how much money they have in the bank. But if Mom suffers a stroke tomorrow, would anyone know which company holds her homeowners insurance, how the mortgage gets paid, where her power of attorney is stored, or whether someone actually has legal authority…

Budget and the Bees

$40 Trillion and Parents' Night Out

Plus: ICE chillin', Moderna-Merck melanoma advances, and more...

Reason

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Fortune

'Game-changer' GLP-1s could fix America's obesity crisis—but 2 inequalities stand in the way

Wells Fargo Industry Insights' Robin Wenzel says the drugs are rewriting healthcare economics, but the math doesn't "pencil out" too often.

Medical Daily

Medicare Pays Doctors Less for Cataract Surgery, and Patients Are Being Offered Laser Upgrades Costing Thousands

Medicare pays about $520 for cataract surgery, down 20 percent in a decade, and laser add-ons cost patients $1,000 to $3,000 per eye.

Benzinga

Ro Khanna Says Medicare for All Could Cut $1 Trillion in Annual Health Costs: ‘Saves Money and Lives’

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that a new Yale analysis projects that a Medicare-for-All-style system could reduce U.S. health spending by $1.04 trillion annually.

The Times of India

US debt tops $40 trillion - $20 trillion since Trump first took office

The US national debt has crossed the $40 trillion mark for the first time, according to Treasury data showed on Wednesday. The milestone comes as rising spending on defence, Social Security and Medicare, alongside mounting interest payments, pushes federal borrowing to a record level.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Medical Daily

Prescription Drug Prices Fell 3.1 Percent Over the Year, but That Number Measures Less Than You Think

Prescription drug prices posted their steepest annual drop since 1963. Here is what the index actually measures and what it leaves out.

The Economic Times

US debt crosses $40 trillion threshold after doubling under Trump and Biden

United States debt has now exceeded forty trillion dollars for the first time. This significant increase occurred during the presidencies of Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Growing costs for social programs and interest payments are outpacing revenues. Tax cuts have constrained government income, contributing to the rising debt. Budget watchdogs…

Medical Daily

Older Patients Treated in Geriatric Emergency Rooms Were 39 Percent Less Likely to Be Admitted to Hospital

National Medicare linked data show geriatric emergency departments are associated with far fewer admissions and lower 30-day mortality for older adults.

Saving Advice

Your Prescription Is Still Covered by Medicare — So Why Did the Price Suddenly Jump?

You walk into the pharmacy expecting the same prescription and roughly the same bill you paid last time, only to discover the price has jumped....

Kiplinger

The Kirkland Signature Care Plan? Costco Prepares Move Into Medicare Advantage

From bulk goods to healthcare coverage, Costco plans its expansion into senior health plans pending government approval.

Medical Daily

Aetna Will Not Pay Brokers on 123 Medicare Advantage Plans in 33 States for Next Year

Aetna told marketing organizations it will not pay commissions on 123 Medicare Advantage plans in 33 states for the 2027 plan year.

Medical Daily

A Second Company Joins the FDA Pilot That Lets Digital Devices Reach Medicare Patients Before Authorization

A blood pressure medication software system joined the FDA TEMPO pilot, a bigger clinical step than the first participant. Here is what changed.

1 … 4 5 6 7

People

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

Organisations

the Wall Street Journal

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.