cola

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This year, for example, Medicare Part B premiums increased 9.7%, outpacing the 2.8% COLA.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Johnson’s estimates are usually spot on with regard to the actual COLA.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, is required to be published by Nov. 1.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Those ideas eventually went by the wayside in favor of putting available funding toward a larger COLA, he said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2023

It also brings back cost-of-living allowances, or COLA, by the end of 2024.

From Reuters • Nov. 6, 2023