Retirement

CBS News reports that widening income inequality has reduced the share of wages subject to Social Security payroll taxes because earnings above the taxable maximum (...

CBS News reports on a New York couple, Ken (71) and Ronnie Sternfeld, who depleted retirement savings paying out-of-pocket for long‑term care before accessing Medica...

The Supreme Court announced that Justice Samuel Alito has retired. Alito was nominated by President George W. Bush in 2005 to fill the seat of Justice Sandra Day O'C...

The Social Security trustees' report projects the program's trust fund will be exhausted in six years (around 2032), after which incoming payroll tax revenue would c...

The Social Security Trust Fund that helps pay benefits for more than 60 million Americans is projected by the program's Trustees to be exhausted in 2032, three month...

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced the Promise Act to address looming Social Security funding shortfalls. The bill would not itself change taxes, benefit...

CBS News (June 10, 2026) reports new trustee projections that Social Security’s trust funds could become insolvent by 2032, which the article says would lead to an a...

The Social Security Trustees' 2026 report projects the program's trust funds will be insolvent by the end of 2032. Upon insolvency, the Social Security Administratio...

The NPR article (based on reporting by KFF Health News) documents multiple incidents of resident-to-resident violence in nursing homes and assisted living memory-car...

Estimates from advocacy groups project the 2027 Social Security COLA at roughly 3.6% to 3.8% following cooler-than-expected June inflation data. The AARP projects a ...

In a July 6, 2026 interview at the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said Med...

Sen. Ron Wyden and 14 Democratic co-sponsors introduced legislation to place a $5,000 annual cap on out-of-pocket spending for beneficiaries in traditional (fee-for-...