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.
Strengthening Social Security for Workers in Physically Demanding Occupations
By: Eric Klieber
Published:January 2009
This paper was prepared as part of the project, Strengthening Social Security for Vulnerable Groups, which received financial support from the Rockefeller Foundation's Campaign for American Workers.