Most seniors won't see the monthly premiums they pay for Medicare jump in 2017.
Because inflation has been low, seniors are not slated for a major cost-of-living adjustment in Social Security benefits. And federal law prohibits Medicare from raising its premiums above the rate of the increase in Social Security benefits under the "hold harmless" provision.
But there is a substantial minority –– perhaps 30 percent, according to the Wall Street Journal –– who are exempt from that protection.
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