Senior citizens on fixed incomes struggling through inflation
"It’s gone, it’s depleted. No savings," Silla said. "That's it. If I can make it from one month to the other month, that's good."
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"It’s gone, it’s depleted. No savings," Silla said. "That's it. If I can make it from one month to the other month, that's good."
Rising inflation is expected to lead to a sizeable increase in Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for the year 2022.
The so-called “means test” is drawing internal opposition from many Democratic lawmakers, as well as advocacy groups for older people, like AARP.
WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than 55 years, Medicare has followed a simple policy:...
WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than 55 years, Medicare has followed a simple policy: covered benefits are the same, no matter if you’re rich, poor, or in-between. But as Democrats try to design a dental benefit for the program, one idea calls for limiting it based on income.