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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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