‘The stress at my job is getting worse every day’: I’m 61, earn $177K, and have a 401(k) with $965K. Do I retire and downsize?

“I don’t want to end up in a nursing home on Medicare like my grandma.”

‘There’s nothing affordable in the Affordable Care Act’ — and people will likely pay even more in 2027 than 2026. Here’s why.

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FIRE fans had mapped the road to early retirement. Then health-insurance costs exploded.

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Use them or lose them: Time is running out to use your Medicare Advantage benefits

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services just proposed vacating a rule that would have alerted…

It’s crunch time for Medicare open enrollment. Can AI help you pick a plan?

Published: Nov. 26, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. ET Most Medicare experts will tell you to start your…

After years of rising drug prices, more discounts are here — at least for Medicare

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This Medicare premium just crossed $200 for the first time. Here’s why.

Published: Nov. 22, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. ET Blame medical inflation and more people in need of…

Opinion: UnitedHealth is dropping a million seniors from Medicare Advantage as it aims to restore its ‘swagger’

Outside the Box America’s largest insurer is making sweeping changes to its Medicare Advantage plans to…

Medicare Part B premiums will rise 10% in 2026, wiping away a third of Social Security’s COLA

Premiums will be $202.90 a month, coming directly out of monthly Social Security checks

If you thought getting approved for Medicaid was hard, wait until you try to use it for this

Strategizing in advance ­can really pay off when it comes to Medicaid-funded nursing-home placements.