The Price Of Poverty: Seniors Are Feeling The Squeeze
1A - A podcast by NPR
Nearly five million American seniors across the U.S. are living below or at the poverty line. The Social Security administration recently announced that benefits for the 2023 calendar year will increase by 8.7% to adjust for the surging cost of inflation. Medicaid premiums are set to decrease by a similar amount as well. How much will that help? We explore the challenges facing many older Americans. Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.
