Medicare Advantage plans are scaling back

Medicare Advantage plans are scaling back

UnitedHealthcare said in its second quarter earnings call that it plans to drop Medicare Advantage plans that currently serve over 600,000 users, becoming the latest health insurer to announce a scaling back of this magnitude. “We are seeing higher-than-expected medical cost increases, particularly in outpatient care,” Tim Noel, UnitedHealthcare CEO, said on the earnings call….

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Does Trump’s new ‘big beautiful bill’ change the age at which older Americans should start claiming Social Security?

Does Trump’s new ‘big beautiful bill’ change the age at which older Americans should start claiming Social Security?

President Donald Trump’s so-called “big beautiful bill” may not touch on Social Security directly, but its restructuring of the tax code is so extensive that it’s likely to have an indirect impact on your decision about when to claim benefits. Specifically, for older Americans, the new bill’s senior deduction could add some wrinkles to the…

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White House to clarify tariffs for gold bars as industry stops flying bullion to US

White House to clarify tariffs for gold bars as industry stops flying bullion to US

By Polina Devitt LONDON (Reuters) -The White House plans to clarify what its official called misinformation about import tariffs for gold bars amid uncertainty, which saw some industry players pausing deliveries of bullion to the United States. According to a ruling on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) service’s website on Friday, Washington may…

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