Retiree health care costs to rise despite Medicare premium decline
The one-year drop in premiums does not offset the overall inflation in health care costs.
Earlier this year, retirees celebrated dual announcements that Social Security benefits would increase by 8.7% next year, the largest annual increase in more than 40 years, while Medicare premiums, which are usually deducted directly from Social Security benefits, would decline slightly, resulting i
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