The 2017 Social Security COLA…Making Sense of the Bottom Line
The three-tenths of a percent increase in Social Security benefits didn’t create much in the way of joy among America’s seniors, and when factoring in Medicare premium changes, even less so. In an article titled “Reality Check: Did Social Security really increase benefits?” posted on wlos.com’s “Reality Check” page, reporter Frank Fraboni examines the net effect of Medicare premium adjustments on 2017’s COLA. Read his article here…
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