Medicare

• My mom, 80, needs special care, but Medicare won't pay. Now the home wants to take her Social Security. Is this legal? - Medicare does cover skilled nursing care for up to 100 days, but only under limited circumstances, such as when you've just left the hospital.
• Thinking of ditching Medicare Advantage? Here’s why John Oliver and Suze Orman say you should. But are they right? - Why the debate matters.
• One number controls your early retirement health costs — understand it and say goodbye to Medicare fears - Here's how it can make or break your health care costs in early retirement.
• Trump Signs Order to Ease Restrictions on Marijuana - Marijuana’s classification as one of the most dangerous and habit-forming substances has long drawn criticism.
• Trump Moves to Prevent Access to Gender-Related Care for Minors - Proposed new rules would pull all federal financing from hospitals that continue to provide gender treatments for adolescents.
• What Trump's reclassification of pot and CBD could mean for seniors, research and stocks - Reclassification to a Schedule III drug and possible Medicare coverage for pot could unlock new investment from pharmaceutical companies.
• Social Security Beneficiaries Just Got Hit With the Same Cruel Math for the 3rd Straight Year -- and the Problem's Only Getting Worse in 2026 - Many retirees are finding their monthly payments aren't as big as expected.
• Obamacare Users Face Higher Deductibles and Higher Premiums - People who have insurance under the Affordable Care Act are being asked to pay more for plans that will cover less of their care.
• Medicare prescription drug costs may change in 2026 — what beneficiaries need to know - For retirees who rely on prescription drugs, experts say it's a good time to evaluate the cost of those treatments for next year.