As the new year begins, savings have hit unprecedented levels, but rising health care costs and growing poverty make retirement unaffordable for many.

The benefits provide important economic support for older people who cannot work. The White House recently halted changes to the program that had worried some…

The rapidly rising premium for Part B, which covers retirees’ outpatient services, reflects the fast pace of growth for health care costs nationally.

The rapidly rising premium for Part B, which covers retirees’ outpatient services, reflects the fast pace of growth for health care costs nationally.

Fall enrollment is on. Some plans are raising premiums for Part D, which covers prescriptions, by $50 or more per month, while others are lowering…

Recipients, including retirees and their spouses, as well as those who receive disability benefits and Supplemental Security Income, will see the additional benefit starting in…

The budget bill signed by President Trump suspended an effort to enroll more low-income older Americans in programs that assist them with rising health care…

The program gave birth to the idea of retirement and covers nearly all Americans — but now it faces major financial and customer service challenges.

Demand and costs for care are rising at the same time that a labor shortage threatens to worsen. How can you plan for this need…

Older Americans have ways to protect against high out-of-pocket health care costs, but it’s important to understand the trade-offs.