How Lindsey Graham’s Death Affects Social Security Reform Efforts

Graham's death removes a prominent reform advocate, but Social Security's 2032 insolvency deadline remains unchanged.

Graham's death removes a prominent reform advocate, but Social Security's 2032 insolvency deadline remains unchanged.

Many retirees with employer health plans skip Medicare enrollment, unaware that doing so triggers permanent lifetime penalties completely separate from their current coverage.

The three tests for self-employment—the control test, the integration test, and the economic reality test—are the legal standards the IRS and courts use...

Self-employment and disability can coexist, but managing both requires careful attention to income reporting and benefit eligibility rules.

The Social Security Administration counts your income in a very specific way—and what you might think counts often doesn't.

The Substantial Gainful Activity test, or SGA test, is the primary measure Social Security uses to determine whether a person with a disability can work...

Special rules for blind workers exist to recognize the unique challenges these individuals face in the workplace while protecting their earning potential...

Blind work expenses (BWEs) are out-of-pocket costs that blind workers incur specifically to enable them to work, and they're fully deductible from gross...

Waiting from 62 to 70 means a 43% higher monthly benefit for life—but only if you live past 80.

IRWE deductions from earnings are a powerful benefit that allows Social Security to subtract impairment-related work expenses from your gross income when...