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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is making important changes next year.

Medicare changes will impact your wallet in 2025

The Department of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that some Medicare enrollees will pay less for 64 drugs available through Medicare Part B. Under the Inflation Reduction Act and Medicare Rebate Program, some people with Medicare will pay less for some...

HHS announces cost savings for 64 prescription drugs

UPI News

The Department of Health and Human Services Wednesday said more than 750,000 Medicare recipients will pay less for 64 drugs through September 30. The savings come from the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act.

Biden Inflation Reduction Act temporarily lowers Medicare costs for 64 drugs

WASHINGTON (CN) — The Biden administration on Wednesday morning rolled out a new plan that officials say will address an urgent need for new affordable housing in cities across the country. The two-part program, which will provide as much as $185 million in subsidies for new housing developments, is...

Biden administration to invest $185M in affordable housing

Sacramento, CA

Daily Montanan

Months into a new Biden administration policy intended to lower drug costs for Medicare patients, independent pharmacists say they’re struggling to afford to keep some prescription drugs in stock. “It would not matter if the governor himself walked in and said, ‘I need to get this prescription filled,’” said Clint Hopkins, a pharmacist and co-owner […]
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Biden plan to save Medicare patients money on drugs risks empty shelves, pharmacists say

New Jersey State

Upworthy

Public discourse about minimum wage and living wages has been ongoing for years, with people debating whether the government should mandate a minimum hourly pay for workers.  President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the first federal minimum wage law in 1938, setting the lowest wage a worker could be paid at 25 cents per hour. Nearly a century later, the federal minimum wage is $7.25/hr, holding steady since 2009, with people lobbying to raise it to at least $15/hr for over a decade. However, in addition to federal law, each state has its own laws, a handful of which establish a state minimum wage higher than $15, a handful of which don't have a set minimum wage at all and everything in between.Cost of living has also been a hot topic as inflation has squeezed everyone's wallets and certain cities and states have become utterly unaffordable, especially for people in low-wage jobs or who who are just starting out in their careers. So how do minimum wage and cost of living correlate state-by-state? Are there any sweet spots with a high(er) minimum wage and low(er) cost of living? 

6 states where the minimum wage and cost of living offer the best bang for your buck

Inflation has been persistent for the past several years. The 2024 cost of living adjustment (COLA) for federal retirees was 3.2%. Some retirees were probably disappointed with the 2024 increase because of the larger increases in the two previous years. In 2023, the COLA was 8.7%, the highest in more...

Because of Inflation, 2025 COLA Estimates Going Up Every Month

uPolitics

Last week, during his first visit to Capitol Hill since the Jan. 6 riots, former president and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump suggested to House Republicans a significant overhaul of the U.S. tax system – proposing to eliminate income taxes and replace it with an “all tariff policy.”

Trump Proposes Eliminating U.S. Income Tax And Replacing It With Higher Tariffs On Imports

The Senior Citizens League updated its expectations for the 2025 COLA after May's inflation reading came in better than expected. Retirees who started Social Security in 2000 have lost 36% of their buying power. The Federal Reserve isn't as confident inflation is coming down, which could mean COLA estimates will...

The 2025 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Forecast Just Changed, and It Could Pleasantly Surprise Many Retirees

Daily Mail

Analysts predict a 'very high' likelihood of a drop in housing prices in five metropolitan areas across the United States, including regions in Florida and South Carolina.

The cities where house prices are set to drop

HuffPost

Nothing like a side of nausea with your nutrients.

So THAT'S Why You Feel Sick After Taking Vitamins

Kiplinger

Will your monthly Medicare premiums increase next year? It depends.

Medicare Premiums 2025: Projected IRMAA for Parts B and D

NBC News

For more than two decades, a law has prohibited Medicare from paying for weight loss drugs, cutting off access to millions of potential patients who could stand to benefit. The ban has come into even sharper relief in recent years, with the Food and Drug Administration's approval of powerful but pricey drugs including Wegovy and Zepbound, which, without insurance coverage, are unaffordable to all but the wealthiest members of society.

House committee passes bill that would allow Medicare to cover weight loss drugs

Muscle relaxers are prescription medications that are often used to treat discomfort associated with muscle spasms, strains, and other muscle and skeletal conditions. However, they are not considered first-line therapies for these conditions and are generally not intended for long-term use. Tizanidine and cyclobenzaprine are two commonly used muscle relaxers....

How Do the Muscle Relaxers Tizanidine and Cyclobenzaprine Differ?

California State

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Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Home prices are falling in four former hotspots, as near-record housing costs push homebuyers away.

Home prices are falling in these 4 former boomtowns - it's a bad omen for the rest of America

WashingtonExaminer

Doctors worldwide have used their expertise to speculate about the mental fitness of President Joe Biden following his numerous freezes and gaffes during the first debate of the 2024 general election. Beginning within the first 15 minutes of Thursday’s debate against former President Donald Trump, Biden, 81, uttered a string of incoherent responses and froze […]

Doctors concerned following Biden’s debate performance

Axios

Medicare Advantage insurers could get hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses this year after the federal officials said they would recalculate the program's quality ratings. Why it matters: The move is a win for insurers like UnitedHealth and Humana, who've threatened to cut benefits available to seniors next year...

Medicare Advantage insurers will collect extra bonuses

NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

South Carolina State

FinanceBuzz

Dreaming of a budget-friendly retirement in South Carolina? Find out which five cities provide an ideal combination of affordability and charm.

5 Best South Carolina Cities to Retire In With Just $2,000 a Month

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The Biden administration is lowering the price of 64 prescription drugs with inflation rebates

The Biden administration said on Wednesday that Medicare enrollees will pay less for 64 prescription drugs available through Medicare Part B. The savings are part of...

The Biden administration is lowering the price of 64 prescription drugs with inflation rebates

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