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Media Advisory: Actuaries’ Timothy Leier Available to Discuss Social Security’s Financial Condition as Program Marks 80th Anniversary

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Social Security Act of 1935, Timothy Leier, chairperson of the American Academy of Actuaries’ Social Security…
Date Published: 08/13/2015
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Medicare: Actuaries Look to the Program’s Future with Medicare@50

WASHINGTON – The 50th anniversary of Medicare, enacted on July 30, 1965, with President Lyndon Johnson’s signing of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, is a significant milestone…
Date Published: 07/29/2015
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Social Security: No COLA in 2016

Bankrate Retirement Blog
Date Published: 07/22/2015
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Actuarial Experts Available to Discuss Challenges and Policy Options for Social Security, Medicare With the Release of Trustees’ Reports

The 2015 Social Security and Medicare trustees’ reports provide a detailed picture of the programs’ financial health, including financial challenges that Congress and the…
Date Published: 07/22/2015
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Academy Offers Actuarial Expertise to National Policy Discussion on Aging-Related Issues

WASHINGTON–As changing demographics, increases in life expectancy and longevity, and the aging physical and digital infrastructure of the United States bring new urgency to reforming and…
Date Published: 06/24/2015
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It ain’t broke, but here’s how to fix Social Security

News-Tribune (Rome, Ga.)
Topics: Social Security
Date Published: 05/25/2015
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Date Published: 05/04/2015
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Will Social Security be there when you need it?

Bankrate.com
Topics: Social Security
Date Published: 03/17/2015
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Actuaries Call for State of the Union to Include Public Policy Focus on Aging of America

WASHINGTON – The American Academy of Actuaries is calling on the president and the 114th Congress to commit to a focus in the next two years on addressing the needs of an aging America. A…
Date Published: 01/20/2015
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Does Social Security Discriminate Against Women?

Social Security Report
Topics: Social Security
Date Published: 01/02/2015
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An Actuarial Perspective on the 2023 Social Security Trustees Report

Social Security Committee issue brief on 2023 Social Security Trustees Report examining the latest detailed annual assessment by the federal government of the program’s solvency.  
Date Published: 02/02/2024
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Committee Releases Issue Paper on Social Security and Financially Disadvantaged Groups

The Social Security Committee released an issue paper, Social Security and Financially Disadvantaged Groups, focusing on how benefits received by different groups are shaped by features of the…
Date Published: 11/10/2023
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Issue Brief: Reforming Social Security Sooner Rather Than Later

Social Security’s combined trust fund reserves are projected to become depleted around 2034,1 at which time its income would be able to pay only 80% of the benefits scheduled for its 80 million…
Date Published: 10/31/2023
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Issue Brief: Reforming Social Security Sooner Rather Than Later

Social Security’s combined trust fund reserves are projected to become depleted around 2034,1 at which time its income would be able to pay only 80% of the benefits scheduled for its 80 million…
Date Published: 10/31/2023
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Issue Brief on Social Security Notes That Time Is of the Essence

The Social Security Committee released an issue brief, Reforming Social Security Sooner Rather Than Later, which notes that earlier reform action would allow for tax increases and benefit reductions…
Date Published: 10/30/2023
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Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello Receives Wynn Award from CCA

Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello received the prestigious Wynn Kent Public Communication Award from the Conference of Consulting Actuaries (CCA) at CCA’s Annual Meeting. In remarks…
Date Published: 10/16/2023
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Committee Publishes Issue Brief on Social Security Assumptions

The Social Security Committee released an issue brief, Assumptions Used to Evaluate Social Security’s Financial Condition. The issue brief describes the assumptions that must be made in any…
Date Published: 09/21/2023
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Issue Brief

Issue Brief on Social Security Assumptions

The Social Security Committee released an issue brief, Assumptions Used to Evaluate Social Security’s Financial Condition. The issue brief describes the assumptions that must be made in any…
Date Published: 09/21/2023
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Committee Releases One-pager on 2023 Social Security Trustees Report

The Social Security Committee released Highlights from the 2023 Social Security Trustees Report, a one-pager detailing the latest annual report on the current and projected financial status of the…
Date Published: 04/27/2023
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Social Security Committee One-pager: Highlights from the 2023 Social Security Trustees Report

Social Security Committee one-pager on the 2023 Annual Report Of The Board Of Trustees Of The Federal Old-Age And Survivors Insurance And Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds.  
Date Published: 04/25/2023
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