CHICAGO - Retirees are facing a double whammy
next year: no inflation adjustment in their Social Security benefits and
a whopping 52 percent jump in certain Medicare premiums.
The Medicare premium hikes will hit only 30
percent of beneficiaries: those who are not protected from a
"hold-harmless" provision in federal law that prohibits any premium hike
that produces a net reduction in Social Security benefits.
But the increases suggest strongly that the recent trend of moderate healthcare inflation is ending.
Full article and accompanying video available here: Double Whammy
Source: NBC News
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