💰 Seniors 65+: 7 Bills You May Not Have to Pay (Many Never Ask)

If you're on Social Security and Medicare, there are seven bills you may be able to stop paying, or pay far less of, and most start with one phone call. The last one is a medical bill federal law says millions of seniors don't owe at all, yet people are still being billed for it. 📘 The Benefits You're Owed Checklist: https://theretirementwire.org/owed In this video: • Your $202.90 Part B premium: when your state pays it (Medicare Savings Programs) • Extra Help: $0 drug premium and deductible in 2027 • Federal tax on Social Security: the $25,000 / $32,000 lines + the $6,000 senior deduction • The only 8 states that still tax Social Security • Senior property tax relief (Texas example) and why you must apply • Lifeline: up to $9.25 a month off your phone or internet bill • The QMB rule: Medicare-covered bills providers aren't allowed to send you SOURCES (everything in this video is fact-checked against these): - Medicare.gov, Medicare costs (2026): https://www.medicare.gov/basics/costs/medicare-costs - Medicare.gov, Medicare Savings Programs: https://www.medicare.gov/basics/costs/help/medicare-savings-programs - Medicare.gov, Help with drug costs (Extra Help): https://www.medicare.gov/basics/costs/help/drug-costs - CMS, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicaid-coordination/about/qualified-medicare-beneficiary-program - SSA, Apply for Extra Help: https://www.ssa.gov/medicare/part-d-extra-help - SSA, Taxes on benefits and withholding: https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/retirement/planner/taxes.html - IRS, Deductions for seniors: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/one-big-beautiful-bill-act-tax-deductions-for-working-americans-and-seniors - IRS, 2026 inflation adjustments: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-releases-tax-inflation-adjustments-for-tax-year-2026-including-amendments-from-the-one-big-beautiful-bill - Kiplinger, States That Tax Social Security Benefits in 2026: https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/states-that-tax-social-security-benefits - Texas Comptroller, Property tax exemptions: https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax/exemptions/ - FCC, Lifeline: https://www.fcc.gov/lifeline-consumers HELPFUL NUMBERS - 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227), TTY 1-877-486-2048 - Social Security: 1-800-772-1213, TTY 1-800-325-0778 - Free tax help for seniors (IRS VITA/TCE): 1-800-906-9887 This video is for general information and education only. It is not financial, tax, legal, or medical advice. Limits shown are federal 2026 figures (Extra Help costs are 2027); your state's rules may differ. The tax example is an illustration. Share this with someone on a fixed income. Subscribe for plain-English Social Security and Medicare help every week. FOOTAGE & IMAGES Stock footage courtesy of Pexels contributors (pexels.com). Screenshots of official pages: Medicare.gov and CMS.gov (via Internet Archive copies), SSA.gov, IRS.gov, FCC.gov, Texas Comptroller, Kiplinger. #SocialSecurity #Medicare #Seniors #Retirement