Rising Cost of Health Care, Other Essentials Hurt Seniors
U.S. seniors on fixed incomes are having difficulty paying for medicine, food and gas as inflation continues to rise. CMS data show that premiums for Medicare and newer plans under the program -- in addition to the costs for copayments, deductibles and other expenses associated with Medicare -- "eat up 26% of a typical Social Security check."
- "Rising Prices Hammer Seniors on Fixed Incomes" (O'Shaughnessy, USA Today, 7/2).