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Democrats To Propose Bill Capping Out-of-Pocket Medicare Costs for Enrollees
(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News published June 25, 2026) Sen. Ron Wyden and 14 Democratic co-sponsors plan to introduce legislation Thursday to cap consumers’ potential out-of-pocket costs in traditional Medicare, resurfacing a long-running debate over why the program…
How Americans save for retirement
The general assumption for many years was that people who do not save for retirement lack the willpower to do it. However, according to the latest Vanguard study, “Its central conclusion rejects the conventional explanation for why so many people…
The clock is ticking on Social Security solvency
Social Security is often called the “third rail” of American politics because it is so politically sensitive that any attempt to change it — even in ways that might benefit the program — can be politically fatal for a candidate…
Dissecting the 2026 Social Security Trustees Report
It’s a fairly large document, all of 266 pages, much of which consists of charts and graphs that support the Social Security Administration’s actuarial opinions about the program’s financial future. Nevertheless, the Trustees’ Report remains one of the key documents…
AMAC’s Partnership with SSA Continues to Provide Steady Flow of Relevant Information
(Note: This article was previously published on AMAC.us/Newsline) AMAC’s partnership with the Social Security Administration gives us access to the agency’s Monthly Information Package (MIP), a collection of articles that provides updates on Social Security programs, services, and resources. In…
The Move to “Scrap the Cap”…A Contrarian View
It’s a popular notion that eliminating the Social Security taxable maximum would solve the program’s long-term funding shortfall. In fact, it would increase program revenue, but most economists point out that the severity of the problem is such that eliminating…
Social Security and Bankruptcy; Some Things You Should Know
Many seniors face a declining financial situation in their retirement years, much of which is aggravated by continuing inflation and the inability of Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to keep pace with rising costs. Some organizations, like The Senior…
Social Security’s “Good News/Bad News” COLA Story
The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) this week predicted that the 2027 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) could reach 3.8%, a full percentage point higher than the 2026 adjustment. Of course, that’s the good news, but the driver here is the…
Bipartisan Policy Center Official Testifies on Social Security’s Future
As noted in today’s headline article on this site, the temperature appears to be rising in Washington over Social Security’s looming financial disaster. Yesterday, before the United States Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy,…
New Study Cites Social Security Insolvency Concerns
Eight out of ten participants in a post-2026 Social Security Trustees Report survey reported being frustrated, angry, scared, or nervous in the face of potential future benefit cuts. The survey of over 1,000 U.S. adults ages 45 and older, conducted by…