Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment could rise 2.7%. But Medicare Part B premiums are set to rise even more, eating most of the COLA.

Medicare is proposing across-the-board cuts to what Trump administration officials believe are overpriced medical procedures, ...

Separately, Medicare is proposing "efficiency" pay cuts that would hit specialists. Also: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wants to repeal some of the new Medicaid cuts; LGBTQ+ Americans may face a "Medicaid ...

A 2.6 percent increase would raise the average Social Security payment for retired workers from $1,980.86 (as of February 2025) to $2,032.36 in 2026, an increase of $51.50. Social Security COLAs take ...

Simon F. Haeder, Texas A&M UniversityThe big tax and spending package President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 15 issued a proposed rule ( that would increase Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.4% in calendar year 2026 ...

CMS has released its Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule for 2026, which would raise Medicare outpatient payment rates next year. Five things to know: 1. Payment update. CMS proposed ...

Two University of Michigan experts said the high rate-hike proposals are largely explained by an impending change to ...

Learn about the Social Security COLA projection for 2026, including what it is, how it's calculated and what it means for ...

Some physician groups are unhappy with the proposed changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2026 that the Centers ...

While the sweeping tariff policy announced in April didn’t appear to have an immediate impact on the 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) projections, that might be changing, albeit ...