Wealth
What the next Part B premium means for you
Every fall the cost-of-living raise and the Medicare Part B premium are announced weeks apart, and the second number quietly decides how much of the first you keep.
Mark Edwards · Oct 7, 2026
Tagged: medicare
Opinion
Would you choose Medicare Advantage or Original Medicare if you were signing up today?
Open enrollment is the season everyone asks. Tell us where you'd land, then see how readers across the country answered.
My Fixity readers · Oct 7, 2026
Wealth
The $2,800 Medicare letter nobody warns you about
A plain envelope from Social Security tells thousands of retirees every fall that their Medicare premiums just went up because of income they earned two years ago.
Mark Edwards · Oct 6, 2026
Wealth
The ‘Medicare card update’ call, explained
The four phone and text scams aimed hardest at people over 60 right now, the one rule that beats all of them, and what to do if you already answered.
Mark Edwards · Oct 6, 2026