Social security benefits to increase in 2023

Senior citizens and other social security recipients will start getting a larger monthly benefit in January.

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More workers are unretiring

The tight labor market, in combination with waning COVID-19 concerns and high inflation, are leading more people to leave retirement and reenter the workforce.

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Squeezed by inflation, families are tightening their holiday budgets

Anya Remy is Christmas shopping for her family on a stricter budget than ever before.

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Should older seniors risk major surgery? New research offers guidance.

Nearly 1 in 7 older adults dies within a year of undergoing major surgery, according to a new study that sheds much-needed light on the risks seniors face when having invasive procedures.

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19% of seniors say they're worried they won’t be able to afford senior living

Almost 19% of respondents to a recent survey said that they are concerned that inflation will not allow them to continue to afford senior living or home care.

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Medicare recipients can expect lower drug prices next month

Starting next month, a $35 cap on insulin prices will go into effect for millions of Medicare recipients. The lower pricing is one of the first of several policy measures Americans will see in the coming months and years under the Inflation Reduction Act signed into law in August.

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Record 301K early votes cast in one day in Georgia runoff for US Senate

Georgia voters set a single-day early turnout record Monday as 301,500 people stormed to the polls on the first day they were open in most counties ahead of the U.S. Senate runoff.

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Toll lanes in Tennessee? State leaders considering options to replace declining gas tax revenue

Some of Tennessee’s leaders are expressing an openness to considering toll lanes in the Volunteer State to help pay for roads and bridges and congestion reduction projects.

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Mississippi Health Officer tells lawmakers that more than half of their rural hospitals are at risk of closure

Mississippi’s leading public health expert told lawmakers on Monday that over half the state’s rural hospitals are at risk of either immediate or near-term closure.

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New study finds that Florida seniors face big medical debts

Florida's oldest residents face the nation's biggest burden of medical bills, according to a new study.

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