The Academy's Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello discussed the financial challenges facing the nation's retirement programs with FOX Business anchor Stuart Varney shortly before the release of the 2009 Medicare and Social Security trustees' reports. Uccello said that the Academy advocates increasing the retirement age for Social Security.
An analysis of the 2009 Social Security and Medicare trustees' reports included commentary from the Academy's Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello on addressing Medicare's financial challenges. The Academy's position statement on Social Security, which advocates increasing the retirement age, was also referenced.