A Social Security card is displayed in Tigard, Ore., on Oct. 12, 2021. Reporter Social Security and Medicare are expected to need to cut monthly benefits in less than a decade as the trust funds ...

In the past, Medicare used Social Security numbers as a consumer's only medical identity number, and it required seniors to carry their Medicare cards to ensure access to their health care benefits.

FILE - A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security’s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new ...

When that happens, seniors will face an automatic 23 percent cut in their Social Security benefits. Medicare will reduce ...

In April, Medicare will start mailing new cards that don't disclose Social Security numbers. But the rollout will take a year.

Posts claiming to provide a spending card for adults over the age of 51 through government programs are a scam. No such program exists and Social Security benefits are limited to certain groups ...

24 million people could lose coverage at the end of Medicaid's continuous enrollment provision. If you have been affected, or think you may be in the future, expert and author Jae Oh shares what ...

Social Security Administration commissioner Martin O'Malley testifies on Capitol Hill, March 20, 2024, in Washington. The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security have been pushed back as ...

A billing glitch could cause lapses in private drug policies and Medicare Advantage plans that provide both medical and drug coverage. Premiums weren't deducted from some Social Security checks.

T he ambitious tax reform promoted by the U.S. Senate could have direct and adverse consequences for some retirees currently receiving Social Security benefits and enrolled in Medicare. According ...

FILE - A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security’s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new ...

FILE - A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security’s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new ...