National Retiree Legislative Network https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Focus Newsletters NRLN Home Page There Is No Medicare Appeal When a Medigap Insurer Says No at 72. No Federal Form, No Hearing, Just the Next Company’s Application. Leaving Medicare Advantage Takes One Phone Call. Getting the Medigap Policy That Makes Leaving Affordable Can Require Medical Underwriting. Medicare open enrollment 2027: 8 things every senior should know before October 15 Podcast Audio Library Social Security Update: Republicans Show Rare Support for Raising Taxes Podcast Video Library NRLN Review Many people get Medicare’s long-term care coverage wrong, new survey finds Social Security’s grim reality: The most popular solution, taxing the rich, won’t fix the problem Being Forced Out of a Medicare Advantage Plan Was a 1% Event for Years. In 2026 It Hit 10%. The 2027 Letters Must Arrive by October 2. Seven in 10 People Turning 65 Will Need Long-Term Care. Most Families Learn Medicare Won’t Pay for It in the Hospital Discharge Office Democrats in talks about expanding Medicare, breaking up large insurers: Report Social Security’s last big fix fell apart 26 years early – here’s the one thing the next fix has to get right Check your mail: The one Medicare letter you shouldn’t throw away How to use your HSA to pay Medicare premiums tax-free Raising Social Security’s full retirement age is political dynamite because it could make this group of people poorer Social Security has a problem most retirees have never heard of Medicare Advantage disenrollment jumps with each diagnosis Congress is finally talking about saving Social Security Medicare open enrollment 2027: 8 things every senior should know before October 15 Medicare to Pay Insurers $13 Billion More for Advantage Plans in 2027 — Will Your Coverage Actually Improve? Social Security Update: 4 Proposals Could Change Benefits for Millions Social Security overpayment notices—what to do if you get one you can’t pay The tax-free HSA trick to cover your Medicare premiums Why Social Security can’t be the center of your retirement income plan AI wants to help you pick a Medicare plan. Should you let it? The Social Security trust fund is running out, and yet it’s not a top campaign issue 5 common Social Security myths that just won’t die The Villages Health System agrees to $541.5 million over false Medicare Advantage claims The Social Security benefit cliff is here. Washington is struggling to wake up A Hidden Disadvantage In Medicare Advantage Plans Her Mother’s Engagement Ring Was Appraised at $3,000. It Sold for $88,000, and Medicare Raised Her Premium Two Years Later. Half of Americans Fear for Financial Survival if Social Security Cut Merck, AZ lawsuits against Medicare price negotiations swatted down 30 health systems warn of MyChart ‘Medicare Kit’ scam The Medicare Advantage hidden trap snowbirds often miss Sicker Medicare Advantage Enrollees, Including in Nursing Homes, More Likely to Switch to Traditional Medicare Social Security’s worker-to-retiree ratio just hit a record low – here’s what that means for your check How seniors’ Medicare Advantage benefits are changing: What to know Medicare’s 2027 Annual Enrollment Period Brings Major Shifts In Part D And Advantage Plans SSA says scammers are now sending fake Social Security statement emails — here’s the red flag Trump admin taps former JPMorgan Chase exec Matt Zames to advise Social Security agency What the most senior Republican in the Senate just said about Social Security’s future has retirees on edge CBO Analysis Suggests $1 Trillion in Medicare Advantage Overpayments How Optum Health’s CEO Is Reading Federal Signals on Future of Medicare New Survey: Americans are Confident They Understand Medicare but the Data Suggests Otherwise Dad’s Memory Care Costs $7,000 a Month. The Family Learned in One Phone Call That Medicare’s Share Is Zero. His Medicare Advantage Trial Right Lasted 12 Months. At Month 14, Medigap Could Say No.