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Pennsylvania has one of the more generous state programs for older homeowners and renters, and it just got easier to qualify for. The Property Tax/Rent Rebate program pays back up to $1,000 to eligible seniors, widows and widowers, and people with disabilities, and the state has permanently raised the income limit to $48,110 while extending…

Banks must make the first $275 of a check available the next business day

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in Checking & Savings

Deposit a check and your bank may put a hold on it for a few days before you can touch the full amount. What many people do not realize is that federal rules force the bank to hand over at least the first $275 by the next business day. Knowing that number can be the…

Pregnant workers have a federal right to job accommodations, and employers who refuse can be taken to court

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in Workplace Rights

A pregnant worker should not have to choose between a paycheck and a doctor’s advice to take it easier. Under a federal law now in force, most workers who are pregnant or recovering from childbirth have a right to reasonable accommodations on the job, and an employer that flatly refuses can end up in front…

Florida’s minimum wage rises to $15 an hour on September 30

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in Jobs & Wages

Florida’s lowest-paid workers are about to get their final scheduled raise. On September 30, 2026, the state minimum wage climbs from $14 to $15 an hour, the last of a series of $1 annual increases that voters set in motion six years ago. Tipped workers get a bump the same day. For someone working full…

Inflation ticked back up to 3.4% in July, and gas still costs nearly 25% more than a year ago

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in Groceries & Gas

Prices crept higher again in July, and the pump is still where households feel the sting most. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that consumer prices rose 0.1% for the month, a return to rising prices after they slipped in June, and sat 3.4% above where they were a year ago. Gasoline actually fell over…

Moffitt, Florida’s top cancer hospital, is now out of network for Humana and Aetna Medicare Advantage plans

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in Medicare

For a Florida retiree fighting cancer, the name of the hospital on the insurance card can matter as much as the diagnosis. Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer hospital, is now out of network for several of the biggest Medicare Advantage plans in the market. If you or a…

A 2025 law requires many Medicaid adults to work or volunteer 80 hours a month, with states enforcing it by 2027

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in Government Programs

Millions of adults on Medicaid are about to face a requirement their coverage has never carried before. Starting soon, keeping your health insurance through Medicaid may depend on logging a set number of hours each month, and just as importantly, on proving it. For roughly 20 million people, a missed form could matter as much…

Medicare’s fall open enrollment, October 15 to December 7, is the one window most seniors can switch plans

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in Medicare

Once a year, Medicare opens a door that stays shut most of the rest of the time. From October 15 to December 7, nearly everyone on Medicare can change their coverage, and whatever you choose kicks in at the start of the new year. With insurers reshaping their plans for 2027, this is the window…

In the “phantom hacker” scam, fake tech, bank and government agents talk seniors into moving savings to a fake safe account

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in Fraud & Scams

It usually starts with a pop-up warning or an unexpected phone call about your computer. By the end, a stranger has convinced a retiree to move their life savings into an account they promise is safe. This is the “phantom hacker” scam, and the FBI says it has drained more than $1 billion from Americans…

About 1.5 million OCOOPA hand warmers were recalled after 15 fires and one death, and buyers get a full refund

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