You want to see canes, walkers and scooters turned into 'assault weapons'? Then let the gazillion of seniors get screwed. No inflation my patoot. EVERYTHING is up - except the IQ of Congress.
(This was 'leaked' a couple months back. It ain't gonna happen. There will be a small increase, at least to offset the loss due to higher Medicare Premiums)
It will happen and Congress will just freeze Medicare Part B premiums at the current rates. FYI: 75% of all Part B costs are paid by the General Fund. The premiums collected only pay for 25% of the benefits. By 2014, 45% of all Medicare payments (Parts A, B, and D) will come from the General Fund, which is why Congress will have to address health care one way or another. The status quo is not an option.