is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization made up of the nation’s leading experts on social insurance. Its mission is to advance solutions to challenges facing the nation by increasing public understanding of how social insurance contributes to economic security.
Highlights
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Universal Family Care to Support Workers and Families
Currently, the United States provides no national social insurance programs to protect families from having to risk losing earnings to provide care or pay for expensive caregiving services. Every other advanced industrial (OECD) country provides some form of insurance for caregiving risks to ease the financial burden on working families.
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Furloughed Federal Workers and Unemployment Insurance
For furloughed federal workers, the partial shutdown began on December 22, 2018. These federal workers missed their first biweekly paycheck on January 11, 2019. If the shutdown continues, they will miss a second paycheck on January 25 and possibly future paychecks until the shutdown ends.
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One of the Top Challenges Facing the Academy
For all of us who are dedicated to the Academy’s mission - “increasing public understanding of how social insurance contributes to economic security” – 2019 has the makings of a challenging year.
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How Work is Changing—and What it Means for Workers and Social Insurance
We are on the cusp of a sea change in the area of work. One particular session at the Academy’s annual policy conference at the end of the month, therefore, couldn’t come at a better time.
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Political Science and Public Health Scholar at University of Pennsylvania wins 2019 John Heinz Dissertation Award
Isabel M. Perera is the 2019 winner of the John Heinz Dissertation Award. Wei-Ting Yen receives an honorable mention.
Member Services
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Conferences and Events
Regenerating Social Insurance for Millennials and the Millennium
January 30 – 31, 2019, Washington, DC
Student Opportunities
We offer a select number of nationally-competitive paid internships for students studying for — or interested in — careers in social insurance policy.
The Academy bestows the prestigious Heinz Dissertation Writing Award.
