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Mary Johnson
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Medicare Premiums Growing Twice as Fast as Social Security COLA
As CMS announces 2025 Medicare premiums and deductibles, new analysis finds Medicare Part B costs growing at more than double the rate of the Social Security cost-of-living adjustments
Second Trump Presidency: End of Tax on Social Security Benefits?
President-elect Trump promised to end the tax on the campaign trail, but didn’t specify how it would be paid for—a move that could hasten the program’s pending insolvency
It’s Official: 2025 Social Security COLA Set at 2.5%
Retirement benefits will increase by nearly $50 per month beginning in 2025
COLA Conundrum: 80% of Retirees Want Better Inflation Protection
Survey finds most seniors want Social Security cost of living adjustment based on index that closer tracks costs of households 62 and older
2024 Medicare Part B Premium Increase: 6%
CMS releases next year’s premium unexpectedly early, and good news: it’s lower than feared
Official 2024 Social Security COLA Announcement Set for Oct. 12
Final forecast predicted 3.2% raise which would be less than half of 2023’s inflation-fueled 8.7% bump
New Inflation Data Shows 2024 Social Security COLA Still Headed Below 3%
Latest forecast for next year’s cost of living adjustment stays below 3%, which would be significantly below this year’s 8.7% increase
Social Security Trust Fund Projected to be Depleted in a Decade
2023 Social Security Board of Trustees Annual Report projects nearly 25% benefit cut by 2033 absent Congressional action
2024 Social Security COLA Could Drop Below 3%
Looming recession could mean next year’s cost-of-living adjustment will fall well short of this year’s historic 8.7% raise
Inflation Moderating, But Will Social Security Recipients Catch Up?
New analysis from The Senior Citizens League finds the average Social Security benefit has fallen short of inflation by more than $1,050 since the start of the pandemic