The Social Security Administration (SSA) is changing how you apply for new benefits and update your direct deposit information. After some pushback, the timeline for implementing the changes has been ...

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FILE - A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Securitys trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new ...

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If you want to enroll in Medicare Part B, you can do so when you first become eligible for Medicare via the Social Security Administration (SSA) website. This is the quickest sign-up option.

In mid-June, the Medicare Trustees Report had estimated the Part B premium would rise by a scorching-hot 11.5% to $206.20 per month in the new year. If accurate, it would have marked the eighth time ...

Trump administration officials informed the co-founder of a nonprofit disability advocacy group that a proposed rule — which ...

WASHINGTON — The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new legislation affecting Social Security benefits have contributed to ...