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DavidL

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14. I got my 2013 rates for Medicare the other day

Reply to marybourg (Reply #9)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 05:28 PM

Oct 2012

A $27 increase. (It depends upon your state, your provider, your plan, and your previous year's taxable income).

My SS payment would have to go up MORE than 1,75% to give me more take home dollars in SS payments, not likely.

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Expect small '13 Social Security benefit increase [View all] Omaha Steve Oct 2012 OP

"We can cut that COLA even more." - Romney-Ryan Republicans (R) Berlum Oct 2012 #1

I'm not expecting any. It's been three years now and even the COLA we got last Cleita Oct 2012 #2

I'm told that all of the SS COLA is taken away every year Lasher Oct 2012 #3

Not at all in my case. I'm on basic, which has been the same premium for years. freshwest Oct 2012 #7

no. Publican lie. marybourg Oct 2012 #10

It has been in the past but not the last few years. Cleita Oct 2012 #12

The discussion refers to social security COLAs, not other benefits. Divernan Oct 2012 #15

I'm aware of that. But as someone who has received SS security for ten years, I Cleita Oct 2012 #17

That does not change the fact that an increase to medicare will not be larger than the COLA Divernan Oct 2012 #20

Technically, you are correct, but it doesn't change the reality of the situation Cleita Oct 2012 #21

Medicare increase is more than that DavidL Oct 2012 #4

Untrue. Someone's been drinking the publican cool aid. marybourg Oct 2012 #9

I got my 2013 rates for Medicare the other day DavidL Oct 2012 #14

No, what you got was a bogus email debunked by Snopes - what next, buying the Brooklyn Bridge? Divernan Oct 2012 #16

If you want, I'll send you a letter from my provider. DavidL Oct 2012 #18

By "provider" do you mean your secondary health insurance provider? Divernan Oct 2012 #19

I think you must be talking about your Medicare Advantage marybourg Oct 2012 #23

By law, the medicare increase can never be more than the COLA. Divernan Oct 2012 #5

Thanks for the data to refute the RW spin. I already know it to be true from experience, but not #'s freshwest Oct 2012 #8

Is there still a hold on VA COLA's? alfredo Oct 2012 #6

What do they mean that the average monthly benefit is only $1,237? RebelOne Oct 2012 #11

The mathematical average of all SS benefits is $1,237 Yo_Mama Oct 2012 #13

Wait 'til the bipartisan chained CPI kicks in. woo me with science Oct 2012 #22

Medicare has NOT yet announced it's 2013 rate increase. Divernan Oct 2012 #24

Likely going to cost us some votes durablend Oct 2012 #25