Medicare Part B premiums are forecast to soar an astonishing 22.3% for an estimated 16 million Medicare beneficiaries in 2017 — the biggest such jump…
Would a Higher Cost-of-Living-Adjustment in Social Security Make Me Ineligible for Medicaid? Q: I recently read that if retirees got higher cost-of-living-adjustments some low-income people…
Should I Drop Medigap For Medicare Advantage? Q: My Medigap premium is more than $250 per month. I’m paying $104.60 for Medicare Part B and…
(Washington, DC) – How fair is the annual Social Security cost – of – living adjustment (COLA)? Not fair enough, according to estimates released today…
Rising household costs and record low cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) in recent years are eroding the buying power of more than 57 million Social Security recipients. …
Eighty-five percent of older voters think Medicare should be allowed to negotiate drug prices, like it does for all other medical services, according to TSCL’s…
78% Of Older Voters Support Strengthening Social Security By Raising Payroll Taxes Voters have opposed benefit cuts in the past as a way to fix…
Do I Have To Give Up My Current Healthcare Coverage To Go On Medicare? Q: I turn 65 next year, and have very good healthcare…
(Washington, DC) –Medicare costs are taking an increasing share of the Social Security benefits of retirees far more quickly than experts predict, according to a…
By Mary Johnson, editor The number of retirees reporting that Medicare costs are consuming more than one-third of their Social Security benefits appears to be…
