Social Security and Medicare trust funds, which help pay benefits, are projected to run dry. What will happen then?

Social Security changes in 2026 include a cost-of-living increase and an increase in the maximum benefit recipients can get.

Social Security beneficiaries will see their payments rise by 2.8% in January 2026, when the new cost‑of‑living adjustment ...

From a 2.8% Social Security COLA to higher Medicare premiums and new drug-price caps, here’s what’s changing in 2026 — and why the future of these programs is under pressure.

When medical costs are rising rapidly, Medicare consumes a larger portion of Social Security benefits each year. Recipients of Social Security will experience that in a big way in 2026. Social ...

Nearly 71 million Social Security beneficiaries will see a 2.8 percent COLA beginning in January 2026. Increased payments to nearly 7.5 million people receiving SSI will begin on December 31, 2025.

Many people have their Medicare Part B premium automatically deducted from the Social Security benefits each month. Retirees received the good news in late October that those receiving average Social ...

Next year's cost-of-living raise of 2.8% in Social Security could be lost by increases in the cost of Medicare Parts A and B. The standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B will jump nearly 9.7% in ...

Michigan retirees are set to receive a 2.8% cost of living increase to Social Security in January, but they can expect much of that — maybe all of it — to be wiped away by increases to Medicare costs.

Medicare premium increases are expected to reduce the 2.8% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2026. Medicare Part A costs, including the inpatient hospital deductible, are set to rise in ...