This premium is deducted from your Social Security payment or billed every three months. Part B is optional if you receive Part A for free, but if you need to pay for Part A, you'll also need to ...

We’re not thinking small, we’re thinking big,” said Vivek Ramaswamy, who president-elect Donald Trump has charged with helping to take a chainsaw to the U.S. bureaucracy.

Right now, a lot of older Americans have Medicare on the brain because we’re in the midst of the program’s fall open ...

For federal budget purposes, an entitlement typically means a benefit that is guaranteed, often by law—like Social Security ...

Social Security benefits are set to increase in 2025, but the difference is almost entirely drowned out by rising Medicare ...

Medicare Part B premiums are rising again in 2025. The jump outpaces both Social Security's 2025 COLA and inflation, further ...

Currently, Medicare Part A enrollees pay a $1,632 inpatient hospital deductible. In 2025, that deductible is rising to $1,676 ...