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It's official. Medicare Part B 2026 premium will eat a big chunk of Social Security COLA

It’s official. Medicare costs will eat up much of older Americans' Social Security cost-of-living adjustment next year. The standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B, which covers outpatient care, ...
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Medicare Part B premium jumps 9.7%, marking the biggest hit to Social Security COLA in nearly a decade

Medicare Part B premiums jump 9.7% in 2026, cutting into seniors’ Social Security COLA and straining fixed incomes.

Medicare Part B premiums will rise 10% in 2026, wiping away a third of Social Security’s COLA

This will mark the first time the Medicare Part B premiums top $200 a month. - . The cost for Medicare Part B premiums will rise about 10% in 2026, wiping away about o ...

Social Security’s 2026 payment boost is coming, but will rising Medicare Part B premiums erase the COLA bump — here’s the effective gain

Social Security payments will rise in 2026 with a 2.8% COLA, adding about $56 a month. SSI increases start December 31.

How Does Social Security's 2.8% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2026 Compare, Historically, to Prior Raises?

Looking a bit further back, Social Security's 2.8% raise ties for the ninth-largest year-over-year increase since this century began. It trails the respective COLAs of 3.5% in 2001, 4.1% in 2006, 3.3% ...