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For many seniors, the announcement of Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is one of the most important pocketbook stories of the year. The COLA for 2020 will be released during October - and that is when I always make a point of checking in with Mary Johnson.
Mary is a Social Security and Medicare policy analyst for The Senior Citizens Lea…