Fact Based List:

Medicare Part B and Part D Premiums and Cost Sharing As a Percentage of Average Social Security Benefits

  1. 1970 – 6%
  2. 1980 – 7%
  3. 1990 – 12%
  4. 2000 – 14%
  5. 2010 – 26%

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation
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