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Social Security: Just the Facts Video
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COVERED: a week-by-week look at the political and legislative developments that led to the creation of Medicare and Medicaid 50 years ago. Bob Rosenblatt, Academy senior fellow and former Los Angeles Times Washington correspondent will report on the people and the maneuvers that led to this major expansion of social insurance.
Speaker Presentations
A Policy Forum Convened by the National Academy of Social Insurance and AARP
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Session 1: Retirement Security in an Era of Increasing and Disparate Longevity
- Anthony Webb, The New School for Social Research
“Catch-Up Contributions: A Voluntary, Equitable, and Affordable Solution to the Retirement Savings Crisis” - Olivia S. Mitchell, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
“Delayed Social Security Claiming: How to Enhance Economic Security and Potentially Enhance System Solvency” - Gary Koenig, Vice President, Financial Security, Public Policy Institute, AARP
“Supplemental Transition Accounts for Retirement”
Moderator: Mark Miller, Retirement Columnist, Reuters
Session 2: Improving Benefits for Low-Lifetime Earners
- Pamela Herd​, Principal Investigator, Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, University of Wisconsin Madison
“A Targeted Minimum Benefit Plan (MBP): A New Proposal to Reduce Poverty among the Elderly” - Elizabeth Johns, Faculty Associate, Center on Aging, University of Maine
“A Revised Minimum Benefit Can Better Meet the Adequacy and Equity Standards in Social Security” - Kenneth Couch, University of Connecticut
“Adjust PIA Based on Lifetime Earnings and Life Expectancy Trend”
Moderator: Jason Fichtner, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Luncheon Keynote: Peter Diamond, Institute Professor Emeritus, MIT
“The Future of Social Security.”
Session 3: Providing retirement security to caregivers and to workers in a changing workforce
- Christian Weller, Professor of Public Policy, McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts, Boston
“Expanding Qualifying Credit Options for Social Security Benefits” - Debra Whitman, EVP/Chief Public Policy Officer, AARP
“Add Pre-Retirement Education Benefits into Social Security”
Moderator: Kilolo Kijakazi, Institute Fellow, Urban Institute
Session 4: Ensuring Adequate Revenue for Social Security
- Benjamin W. Veghte, Vice President for Policy, National Academy of Social Insurance
“Implications of Income Inequality for Social Security’s Contribution and Benefit Base” - Ken Buffin, Director of Research, The Buffin Foundation, “Strengthening and Sustaining Social Security Finances Using New Automatic Adjustments”
- Peter Diamond, Institute Professor Emeritus, MIT
“The Estate Tax as an Alternative Revenue Source”
Moderator: Kathryn Edwards, Associate Economist, RAND Corporation
