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1. Rumor has it that the COLA will be 1.5 per cent and that Medicare premiums

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 04:51 PM

Oct 2013

will increase by about $19 or $20.

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Shutdown delays notice of Social Security COLA [View all] cal04 Oct 2013 OP

Wonderful. Our Medicare premium increase will be 4 times .. oldhippie Oct 2013 #2

Oh how do you know that? n/t doc03 Oct 2013 #3

Using the numbers in the post above. oldhippie Oct 2013 #4

There is absolutely no mention in that story about any Medicare doc03 Oct 2013 #5

I used the Medicare numbers from reply #1 in this thread. oldhippie Oct 2013 #6

I don't see any Medicare numbers n/t doc03 Oct 2013 #8

You don't? Can't you see Reply #1 to the OP which says ... oldhippie Oct 2013 #17

False alarm, sorry. I hope. djean111 Oct 2013 #13

http://I got it from here. djean111 Oct 2013 #9

Thanks for that link ...... oldhippie Oct 2013 #11

Dunno .... oldhippie Oct 2013 #10

There was also a "RUMOR" put out by the righties that the doc03 Oct 2013 #12

Actually, the rumor is correct...kinda sorta.... dixiegrrrrl Oct 2013 #14

It's 104.90 this year at least for me it is. n/t doc03 Oct 2013 #15

My Medicare premium has been $105 for the past two years. n/t RebelOne Oct 2013 #16

The sky is NOT FALLING - here is better info. DURHAM D Oct 2013 #19

See post 19 above for better info. DURHAM D Oct 2013 #20

It never has for me, and I've been on it for a long time. Just sayin' freshwest Oct 2013 #21