Medicare premiums jumped nearly 10% in 2026, announced on April 16th.

The entities involved

• Social Security Administration →

  independent agency of the U.S. federal government

  • Mary Johnson provides expert forecasts regarding Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) raises for the Social Security Administration.Sun 14:37
  • Congress must address the fund shortfall in the Social Security system, while the SSA announces COLA and payments.Sun 13:14
• Medicare →

  US federal health insurance

  • Advocates are calling for guardrails on AI development following a recent hack of the Medicare system.Mon 15:20
  • Leaders call for slowing AI development pace, concurrent with an AI model built by OpenAI being hacked via the Medicare portal.Mon 15:20

Related events

• SSA calculations subtract Medicare premiums from Social Security benefits.Sep 21
• High income derived from 401 accounts triggers a Medicare surcharge.Aug 19
• Margaret faces Medicare surcharges due to high income while receiving retirement income strategies from Fisher Investments.Fri 23:57
• The Congressional Budget Office reported increases in spending for both Medicare and Social Security programs.Jul 10
• Medicare premiums are being collected directly from Social Security checks.Jun 14