Medicare Part B premium
COLAs and Inflation: Healthcare Cost Increases Setting the Pace
Much has been written about the inability of Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to keep pace with the inflationary pressures seniors face, and, as explained in a post by The Motley Fool’s Maurie Backman, healthcare costs and the rise in…
The 2026 COLA: The Net Increase, and its Relationship to Inflation
Social Security beneficiaries saw a gross increase of 2.8% in their monthly payments, but most have now realized that the net increase was less than that. This, of course, is the result of the $17.90 Medicare Part B premium increase…