SSA’s new ID verification rule starts April 14, 2025, but won’t apply to SSI, SSDI, or Medicare applicants, who can verify ...

The Inflation Reduction Act was passed in 2021 to reduce the government deficit, incentivize domestic energy production, and ...

Your Medicare start date depends on when you apply for coverage and why you're eligible for Medicare. Most people are eligible at age 65. Medicare groups the times you can enroll into three enrollment ...

If you’re receiving benefits from the SSA or the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), you don’t have to apply for Medicare. You’ll automatically be signed up for Medicare parts A and B as you ...

Extra Help is estimated to save enrollees about $492 every month. You can apply for Medicare Extra Help online, at your local Social Security office or over the phone by calling 800-772-1213 (TTY ...

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Medicare provides 60 lifetime reserve days. The reserve days provide coverage after 90 days, but coinsurance costs still apply. In 2025, individuals pay $838 per reserve day. After the individual ...

Officials said in a statement Wednesday that they are exempting people who apply for Medicare and disability benefits, as well as supplemental income help for the poor, from having to prove their ...