Learn about the Medicare IRMAA surcharge, how it's calculated, and how high-income retirees can plan to minimize its impact.

If you're close to retirement and struggling to afford Medicare Part B, it may be tempting to claim Social Security early.

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Keeping up with Social Security lately feels like trying to follow a plot twist every week. Recent updates—from shifting ...

Another 25% of funding comes from the monthly premiums that Medicare Part B enrollees pay. Interest on Social Security payments accounts for a very small portion, less than 1%, of Part B funding. The ...

Public confidence in the economy has been rattled by news out of the White House, most recently noises about cuts to Social Security and Medicaid.

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