Retirees who thought their Social Security checks were predictable are discovering a new kind of risk: surprise letters demanding repayment of thousands of dollars the government says it never should ...

I've covered scams for years now, and one that's been around for a while is the overpayment scam, often associated with fake remote job offers. Consumer advocates are now saying scammers are even ...

Have you received a letter from the Social Security Administration (SSA)? If you're the recipient of an overpayment, you may owe the office some money. Starting on Thursday, March 27, the SSA reversed ...

Maryland paid out $807.4 million in unemployment benefits to people in error during the past five years and most of that money can no longer be recovered.

Top state leaders are responding as some Marylanders are receiving notices to repay unemployment benefit overpayments they ...

American seniors who have received Social Security overpayments may be in for a nasty surprise after the Trump administration announced the reversal of a Biden-era policy. Specifically, the Social ...

Just ask Gabriel Ackman, who caught onto a scam on Facebook Marketplace just in time before he was out hundreds of dollars in ...

On October 15, 2024, the IRS issued Notice 2024-77, which provides guidance on the rules applicable to overpayment corrections under the IRS’s correction program. This guidance confirms that because ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) said it is reinstating a plan to recover 100% of overpayments to beneficiaries, a policy the agency abandoned last year after an outcry over cases in which the ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized material changes to the overpayment rules for Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D effective January 1, 2025. These changes create new ambiguity ...

Have you received a letter from the Social Security Administration (SSA)? If you're the recipient of an overpayment, you may owe the office some money. Starting on Thursday, March 27, the SSA reversed ...