note on upcoming year's medicare/social security --------------- SSA Announces 0% COLA in 2016, Triggering Major Cost Increases for Medicare Beneficiaries Social Security Administration (SSA) officials announced on Thursday that there will be no cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security beneficiaries in 2016. The announcement is particularly troubling because it triggers a premium spike and a major increase in deductibles for Medicare beneficiaries. If Congress does not act soon, the Medicare Part B premium could increase by 52%, to $159 per month, for 30 percent of people with Medicare. Deductibles could increase to $223 for every person with Medicar ----------- so much for a caring congress and president. remember the next voting day in November my friends