Nominations for Academy Membership
It’s membership season! If you are a member of the Academy, you may nominate one or more colleagues in the social insurance field for Academy membership. Nominations for the 2026 membership class are now due by October 24, 2025. How to nominate: For assistance logging in or filling out the form, please contact memberservices@nasi.org. Thank […]
Gen Z & Millennial Perspectives on Social Security
On August 13, the Academy hosted a virtual conversation featuring young leaders and advocates who discussed why Social Security matters and explored why Gen Z and Millennial voices on Social Security matter now more than ever. Speakers included:
Marking 60 Years: Medicare, Medicaid, & the Older Americans Act
2025 marks the 60th anniversary of three foundational programs—Medicaid, Medicare, and the Older Americans Act—that have long served as pillars of our nation’s social contract. On July 30th, 2025, the Academy was honored to bring friends and social insurance champions together to ground ourselves in the history of the programs, to center what these programs […]
Social Security at 90: Wreath Laying at the FDR Memorial
On July 15th, 2025, the National Academy of Social Insurance was honored to bring together social insurance leaders from across the country to kick off a month of commemorations marking 90 years of Social Security. It was especially meaningful to be joined by three generations of the Roosevelt family, including Jim Roosevelt—as well as Congressman […]
Social Security at 90: Evening Reception at National Press Club
On July 15th, 2025, in partnership with the Roosevelt Institute, the National Academy of Social Insurance hosted an evening of reflections at the National Press Club in honor of Social Security’s 90th anniversary. The program featured the following panels and speakers:
Social Security at 90: Understanding the 2025 Trustees Report
As it marks its 90th anniversary in 2025, Social Security has become the cornerstone of economic security in the U.S., providing a suite of insurance that protects workers and their families in the event of retirement, disability, or death. But the program faces a long-term financing gap. According to the 2025 Trustees Report released on […]
Social Security at 90: Policy Options for Strengthening the Program’s Finances and Avoiding Automatic Benefit Cuts
As it marks its 90th anniversary, Social Security is the cornerstone of economic security in the United States. However, it faces a long-term financing gap. Lawmakers will need to address Social Security solvency within less than a decade, as the program’s trust funds are projected to become depleted—and unable to pay full benefits—in 2034. Doing […]
What’s at Stake: AI, Emerging Tech, and Disability Benefits at the Social Security Administration
In April, the Academy’s cross-sector expert Task Force on AI, Emerging Technology, and Disability Benefits released its first report outlining principles and guardrails to guide the Social Security Administration’s approach to AI and to act as a “north star” for future regulations, guidance and policies, particularly in rights-impacting contexts. The use of AI and emerging […]
“Social Security Won’t Let You Have a Nest Egg”: The Case for Updating Supplemental Security Income’s Asset Limit
The roughly 7 million older and/or disabled Americans who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) must adhere to numerous complex, rigid, and outdated program rules in order to keep their benefits, one of the most punishing of which is the asset limit. SSI recipients are limited to just $2,000 in assets (including cash, money in bank […]
Unemployment Insurance in a Crisis: Learning from Past Lessons
During economic downturns, Congress tends to step in and improve unemployment insurance by improving core functions such as increasing benefit duration and amount. Founded on the heels of the Great Depression, Unemployment insurance (UI) serves several purposes. The most obvious is that people who lose work through no fault of their own are able to […]