Social Security checks will rise 2.8% in 2026, but higher Medicare premiums mean most retirees will see a smaller net gain.
The $17.90 Medicare premium hike devours two-thirds of Social Security's average $56 monthly increase, continuing the squeeze ...
Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 2.8% bump in benefits in 2026, but health care alone may eat up their extra ...
A premium increase for this Medicare Plan is set to eat away at the Social Security COLA in 2026, as Medicare premiums ...
Social Security increase 2026 is officially locked in — and the new payment numbers are bigger than expected. A 2.8% COLA ...
Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare policy analyst, told USA Today: “ The public is likely to perceive this Part B increase as taking a significant chunk of or even most of their ...
The news is in, a week late this year due to the current government shutdown: The expected increase in Social Security ...
A new proposal would cap annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustments for top earnings beneficiaries, potentially closing 10% of the program’s funding gap.