https://savingtoinvest.com Taxes, Refunds, Benefits & Retirement Limits Sat, 08 Aug 2026 01:10:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://i0.wp.com/savingtoinvest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://savingtoinvest.com 32 32 77221918 https://savingtoinvest.com/medicare-advantage-plan-exits-2027/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=medicare-advantage-plan-exits-2027 https://savingtoinvest.com/medicare-advantage-plan-exits-2027/#respond Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:43:00 +0000 https://savingtoinvest.com/?p=74410 If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, don’t assume it’ll automatically be there again next year. Insurers have been pulling out of unprofitable markets at an unusual pace, and the pattern is continuing into 2027 — millions of enrollees are getting non-renewal notices this fall, many of them in rural…

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The post first appeared on Saving to Invest.]]> https://savingtoinvest.com/average-social-security-check-by-state/feed/ 0 74407 https://savingtoinvest.com/social-security-overpayment-clawback/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=social-security-overpayment-clawback https://savingtoinvest.com/social-security-overpayment-clawback/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:35:36 +0000 https://savingtoinvest.com/?p=74316 If a letter from the Social Security Administration says you were overpaid, the clock starts the day it’s dated — not the day you open it. SSA’s current default rate for clawing back that money is 50% of your monthly benefit, and it starts automatically if you don’t respond within…

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