{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-418.1205","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 418.1205","heading":"What is a major life-changing event?","body":"For the purposes of this subpart, we will consider the following to be major life-changing events:\n(a) Your spouse dies;\n(b) You marry;\n(c) Your marriage ends through divorce or annulment;\n(d) You or your spouse stop working or reduce the hours you work;\n(e) You or your spouse experiences a loss of income-producing property, provided the loss is not at the direction of you or your spouse (e.g., due to the sale or transfer of the property) and is not a result of the ordinary risk of investment. Examples of the type of property loss include, but are not limited to: Loss of real property within a Presidentially or Gubernatorially-declared disaster area, destruction of livestock or crops by natural disaster or disease, loss from real property due to arson, or loss of investment property as a result of fraud or theft due to a criminal act by a third party;\n(f) You or your spouse experiences a scheduled cessation, termination, or reorganization of an employer's pension plan;\n(g) You or your spouse receives a settlement from an employer or former employer because of the employer's closure, bankruptcy, or reorganization.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 418—MEDICARE SUBSIDIES","Subpart B—Medicare Part B Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"4bb7e930ef25240855705079c4f55f286014cacde6687f6923cb1aa1efb47586","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-418.1201","next":"us/20-cfr-418.1210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}