6.3% increase in Medicare premium.

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8. If that's the case you're a very fortunate person indeed

to have an employer that pays so much of your health premiums.

Most people don't have that privilege. My husband and I have been paying $1K/mo out of pocket for 10 years. It's a pretty good (not cadillac) policy that his union pays a small amount toward. Medicare will be a godsend for us.

I suspect there are far more people in my shoes than yours.