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10 Medicaid Extra Benefits That Can Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs in 2026

For seniors who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid (Dual Eligible), the “Extra Benefits” offered by private Medicare Advantage plans (D-SNPs) are a financial lifeline....

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10 Medicaid Extras That Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs for Seniors in 2026

If a senior’s budget feels like it’s getting squeezed from every direction, health costs are usually a big reason why. Medicare is a strong foundation,...

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The Impact of the ‘ACA Cliff’ on Healthcare Costs of the Middle Class

Tax experts share the most common tax traps retirees fall into, their advice on how to avoid them, and strategies for navigating the pitfalls you can't.

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What It’s Like On the Front Line as Health Care Cuts Start to Hit

Pattie Lopez, whose job is to help patients access public health coverage at Venice Family Clinic, says the volume and scope of cuts to Medi-Cal and Covered California are unlike anything else she’s seen in 23 years.

Capital & Main

Federal and state authorities are taking a 2-pronged approach to make it harder to get an abortion

Anti-abortion conservatives have long sought to force Planned Parenthood’s clinics to close their doors and to make it harder, if not impossible, to get abortion pills as part of a two-pronged approach to limit access to abortion.

The Conversation

7 Reasons Pharmacy Costs Are Higher for Seniors in Texas in 2026

For seniors in Texas, the trip to the pharmacy in 2026 has become longer, harder, and significantly more expensive. While federal changes like the $2,100...

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Georgia Medicaid Error: Why Thousands of Children with Disabilities Lost Status

For parents of children with severe disabilities, the Katie Beckett Medicaid program is a lifeline. It prevents financial ruin for thousands of families. However, on Monday, February 2, Georgia abruptly severed that connection. While at doctor’s appointments, parents were shocked to find their children’s coverage “canceled” or “inactive.” This issue…

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6 Estate Planning Shortcuts That Backfire During Health Crises

Estate planning is often sold as a way to handle death, but its most critical function is actually handling life—specifically, the messy, expensive years of...

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King-Hinds on long commutes and the ‘tyranny of distance’

She’s the first Republican to represent the Northern Mariana Islands in Congress — and educating Congress about the commonwealth is step one.

Roll Call

Medicare Savings Programs Are Accepting New Applications Again

For millions of seniors, a rejection letter from a state Medicaid office feels like a final verdict. If you applied for help with your Medicare...

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Recreational marijuana and 21 other citizen initiatives fail to qualify for Florida's 2026 ballot

A proposed amendment to Florida’s constitution that would have allowed recreational marijuana use for adults has failed to qualify for the 2026 ballot

The Independent UK

Planned Parenthood drops lawsuit against Trump administration's Medicaid cuts

Planned Parenthood has dropped its legal challenge against the Trump administration's decision to cut off Medicaid funding to its abortion providers

The Independent UK

Medicaid Waiver Slots Are Opening in Several States

If you need nursing home-level care but want to stay in your own house, you need a waiver. Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waivers...

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6 Medicaid Support Programs That Reset Eligibility This Time of Year

January is often viewed as a month of financial hangovers and new bills. However, for seniors seeking healthcare assistance, it is actually a season of...

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Prior Authorization for Traditional Medicare Patients Has Started in 6 States

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has implemented prior authorization requirements for certain traditional fee-for-service Medicare services in six states starting this year. Here are the particulars.

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Medicaid Eligibility Reviews Are Unlocking Coverage for New Applicants

For the last two years, the news about Medicaid has been dominated by the “Unwinding”—the massive purging of rolls that removed millions of Americans from...

Capital & Main

Are California’s Billionaires Crying Wolf?

Uber-rich say they’ll flee if wealth tax proposal passes. History suggests otherwise.

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6 Transportation Benefits Seniors Can Activate Mid-Winter

Winter is the season of isolation for seniors. When sidewalks turn into ice sheets and driving becomes hazardous, many older adults simply stop leaving the...

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UnitedHealth is reeling from a nearly 20% stock rout after warning investors about its first revenue decline in decades

"The company expects to return to growth in 2026," UnitedHealth said in May of last year. Today it revealed that it will take a bit longer.

The Free Financial Advisor

Why More Retirees Are Being Flagged for “Excess Assets” by Benefit Programs

Retirement is supposed to be the golden years: a time when you trade morning alarms for morning coffee on the porch and spreadsheets for crossword puzzles.

Pedestrian.tv

How Minnesota Became Ground Zero For Trump’s Deadly ICE Raids And Data Demands

Minnesota is facing mass ICE raids, two fatal shootings and a fight over voter and welfare data. Here’s how it became a national flashpoint.

Fortune

ICE alleged to use Palantir-developed tool that uses Medicaid data to track arrest targets

Big Tech is wrapped up in a growing list of contracts to aid ICE’s immigration enforcement operations.

International Business Times UK

A Single Minnesota Building Was Linked to $380 Million in Medicaid Billing — How Was This Allowed to Happen?

Mehmet Oz was shocked to find that a building in St. Paul, Minnesota, housed hundreds of Medicaid-billing businesses linked to $380 million in claims.

The Guardian - US

We must not let AI ‘pull the doctor out of the visit’ for low-income patients

Generative AI is being pushed into healthcare – and diagnostic risks may deepen the class divide

GOBankingRates

I Asked ChatGPT for Trump Policy Impacts in 2026 — 3 Predictions for Middle Class

Trump’s tariffs, tax cuts and Medicaid reductions could raise costs and offer limited middle‑class relief, increasing inflation and financial strain.

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