Timely updates on senior benefits, Social Security, Medicare, new laws, costs, and scam alerts.
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For the first time, Medicare negotiated the price of 10 top prescription drugs, and those lower prices took effect on January 1, 2026. Here are the 10 drugs, how far the prices dropped, whether you will actually pay less at the pharmacy, and the 15 more drugs, including Ozempic and Wegovy, that follow in 2027.
July 10, 2026
Senior News is our timely track: what changed this week or this month for older adults and the families who help them. We cover the moving numbers, Social Security cost-of-living adjustments, Medicare premiums and enrollment deadlines, drug-price rules, and Medicaid and SNAP updates, alongside the laws and proposals working their way through Congress that would change what benefits pay or who qualifies. We also flag the scams currently targeting seniors, because the fastest-moving threats rarely wait for an annual guide.
Each piece is dated, sourced to the agencies and bills it describes, and written to answer the practical question first: what does this mean for your money, your coverage, or your safety, and what, if anything, do you need to do about it. For the deeper background, every news item links to our evergreen guides on the same benefit.
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On July 1, 2026, Medicare launched a demonstration program that lets eligible Part D enrollees fill Wegovy, Foundayo, or Zepbound for $50 a month - the first time the program has covered drugs used solely for weight loss. Who qualifies, what the $50 copay does not cover, and what to ask your doctor.
July 10, 2026
