Here is the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) information for 2012 for the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Medicare programs. These tables show the amounts for 2011 and what the amounts will be in 2012. All changes are effective January 1, 2012.
In 2011, the Minnesota legislature made several changes to health care, long-term care and waiver programs. The changes may affect things like your eligibility for health care coverage or services, what your coverage will pay for, and what you may have to pay.
According to the Employment Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), more than 40% of Americans risk running out of money in retirement. This particular scenario seems bleak enough, but when one considers people are living longer, retirement savings become even more important to ones long-term financial management.
