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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
2025 Social Security COLA Falls Once Again
Both analyses from The Senior Citizens League and retired analyst Mary Johnson predict a 2.5% cost of living adjustment
2025 Social Security COLA Prediction Keeps Falling
As inflation moderates, expectations around a 2.6% cost of living adjustment are coming into focus
Updated 2025 Social Security COLA Forecasts Point Toward Lower Raise
Two forecasts updated today based on new CPI data both remain significantly lower than this year’s 3.2% increase
2025 Social Security COLA Forecasts Recede Slightly
Predictions for next year’s raise decline for first time this year based in today’s inflation data
2025 Social Security COLA Estimate Jumps to 3%
Stubborn, higher than expected inflation numbers lead to fourth consecutive increase in the monthly estimate, up sharply from 1.4% in January
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