What the Walmart Foundation's $2 million grant to the Better Government Lab means for SNAP
A joint Georgetown–Michigan research center will use the three-year grant to help states cut payment errors without blocking eligible families.
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Social Security checks rise 2.8 percent in January 2026: what the COLA actually changes
The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment announced in October 2025 raises the average retired-worker benefit by about $49 a month starting with January payments.
How Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment works, and what the 2.8% increase means for 2026
Social Security's annual raise is a formula, not a vote in Congress. Here is how the calculation works and what it means for the benefit increase that took effect in January 2026.
How Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment is calculated
Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is 2.
Medicare telehealth flexibilities now run through 2027. Here is what the February law changed
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, signed Feb. 3, 2026, extended the pandemic-era Medicare telehealth flexibilities through Dec. 31, 2027, ending more than a year of short-term cliff extensions that began with the November 2025 shutdown deal.