The Social Security Fairness Act made it possible for many public servants to receive Social Security they'd earned on top of ...

There is a companion law called the “windfall elimination provision,” more commonly known by its acronym, WEP, which usually reduces any Social Security retirement benefits earned at side jobs ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, which was passed in January, repealed both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). This change controversially increased ...

Last year's trustees report indicated that when accounting for both trust funds, Social Security's reserves will be depleted by 2035, at which point revenue generated from Social Security taxes would ...

Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund is now projected to run out by 2033, three years earlier than last year’s estimate.

Claims for Social Security benefits have skyrocketed since the beginning of 2025, data from the Social Security ...

"Current-law projections indicate that Medicare still faces a substantial financial shortfall that needs to be addressed with ...

Both programs are expected to need to cut monthly benefits in less than a decade as their trust funds run dry.

Retirement and disability funds face depletion in the next decade, with Congress urged to act to correct the looming ...

Changing leadership at the Social Security Administration has ushered in a wave of policy updates. Some of these changes have ...

The Social Security landscape in the United States is ever-evolving, with policy updates impacting millions. While some changes aim to enhance the system, others pose challenges.