The Social Security Administration (SSA) on October 13 announced a 3.6% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) increase starting in January 2027. The COLA will increase the average Social Security payment by roughly $75 to $2,170 a month. The COLA that started in January 2026 was 2.8%. The annual COLA is based on the average percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) from July, August and September of the current year compared to the prior year. The NRLN advocates that the COLA calculation be changed to Consumer Price Index for Elderly (CPI-E) based on older …
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What You Need to Know about What Resulted from Medicare Modernization Act
In this Episode of the NRLN’s Podcast 2026 series Creating a Better Life for Seniors Bill Kadereit and Mike Roth delve into what resulted from the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) between passage in 2003 and 2009.
Learn how the MMA drove up enrollment in private insurer healthcare plans after the renaming of Medicare Choice as Medicare Advantage.
Understand why the average payment per Medicare Advantage plan enrollee with “wrong and improper” rebates is 14% higher than Original Medicare Fee-for-Service.
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Your Guide to Navigating Medicare Open Enrollment This Year
Are you getting bombarded with TV commercials and a mountain of health insurance advertisements in the mail?
You’re not the only one. It’s that time of year again: Medicare open enrollment.
During this roughly two-month period, Medicare beneficiaries can compare and adjust their coverage. Private insurance companies aggressively advertise their plans in hopes that you’ll sign up for them.
But should you switch plans during the Medicare open enrollment period? How does the process work, and what are your options?
Here’s everything you need to know.
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