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Bipartisan Proposals to Reform Social Security: Benefit Adjustments

Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Staff
Topics: Social Security
Date Published: 07/29/2013
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Actuaries: Living Longer + Lack of Lifetime Income = Risky Business

WASHINGTON – June 19, 2013 – Actuarial projections show Americans living longer, but if they are truly to enjoy their retirement years, they need to look differently at their lifetime…
Date Published: 06/19/2013
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Date Published: 06/14/2013
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No more Social Security at 62?

Bankrate.com
Topics: Social Security
Date Published: 06/02/2013
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Actuaries: 30 Years Later, It’s Time Again to Raise the Age for Full Social Security Retirement Benefits

WASHINGTON – May 23, 2013 – A generation ago, the 1983 Social Security Amendments, a bipartisan accord, was adopted to keep Social Security solvent by, among other things, raising the…
Date Published: 05/23/2013
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Saving Social Security: Why New Proposals Are Drawing Fire

Knowledge@Wharton
Topics: Social Security
Date Published: 04/24/2013
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Date Published: 04/13/2013
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News Release: Actuaries Respond to President Obama’s Proposed Budget

WASHINGTON – April 11, 2013 – As policy makers debate changes to Social Security and Medicare in the 2014 federal budget proposed by President Obama, the nation’s actuaries urge them to…
Date Published: 04/11/2013
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News Release: Actuaries: Let Defined-Benefit Plans Raise Retirement Age to Align with Social Security

WASHINGTON – March 7, 2013 – Raising the maximum allowable normal retirement age in defined-benefit retirement plans would align U.S. pension policy more closely with Social…
Date Published: 03/07/2013
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Report

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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Policy Paper

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

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

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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