New report claims Medicare costs will eat larger share of checks

Close to seven million seniors — one in every seven — will receive a smaller Social Security check next year, according to a new analysis by The Senior Citizens League.

Millions of other seniors who do not have their Medicare premiums automatically deducted from their checks will also have fewer Social Security dollars leftover next year.

These seniors will be affected because their Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment is forecast to be zero next year, while their Medicare Part B, Part C and/or Part D premiums are forecast to rise.

According to TSCL’s analysis, approximately three million seniors will endure cuts because they are not protected by a “hold harmless” provision that prevents the vast majority of beneficiaries from receiving smaller Social Security checks in years when Medicare Part B premiums exceed the COLA. 

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting patients to the Class I recall of certain Medtronic Kappa and Sigma pacemakers. These devices may fail due to a separation of wires that connect the electronic circuit to other pacemaker components, such as the battery.

Patients with malfunctioning pacemakers may experience a return of symptoms associated with abnormal heart rate, such as fainting or lightheadedness. In rare cases, pacemaker-dependent patients may experience serious injury or even death.

There are more than 1.7 million Kappa or Sigma pacemakers implanted in patients throughout the world. Of those, only about 21,000 pacemakers are affected by this recall, most of which have been implanted in patients for five years or longer.

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Speedy Children’s Hooded Zipper Jackets

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Bonavita ‘Cabana’ Drop-Side Cribs Recalled

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Bonavita ‘Hudson’ and Babi Italia ‘Pinehurst’ Drop-Side Cribs Recalled

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