Academy Senior Pension Fellow Frank Todisco commented on various risks facing the U.S. retirement system as a panelist during a Heritage Foundation conference examining retirement security systems in the United States and the Netherlands. (minute 4:12:00)

Academy Multiemployer Plan Subcommittee Chairperson Eli Greenblum discussed the current state of multiemployer pension plans. Greenblum said that "many of the industries in which multiemployer plans are prevalent are hurting" and that the plans have limitations regarding how they are funded.

Sen. Lamar Alexander cited an Academy comment letter regarding health care reform legislation during a Senate session (minute 41). Sen. Alexander also entered the Academy's letter into the Senate record.

The Academy's May 2009 monograph on consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) data was cited by Sen. John Cornyn during Senate session (minute 75). According to research studies reviewed by the Academy's CDHP Work Group, CDHPs can save as much as 12 to 20 percent in health care costs in the first year.

Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello explained the basics of determining health insurance premiums. She said it begins with ensuring that total premiums collected are adequate to cover claims and expenses.