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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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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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State of the Union: Opportunity to Refocus on Sustainability Reforms, Not Just Budget Cuts

WASHINGTON – Feb. 11, 2013 – When President Obama talks about avoiding sequesters and reducing federal budget deficits during his State of the Union on Tuesday night, the American…
Date Published: 02/12/2013
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News Release: Long-Term Care Commission Needs Actuary

WASHINGTON – 14 Jan. 2013 – In a letter to President Obama and congressional leaders today, the American Academy of Actuaries urged the appointment of an actuary to serve on the new…
Date Published: 01/14/2013
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American Academy of Actuaries Calls New Report on Pension Funding “Valuable Contribution” of Expertise

WASHINGTON (June 19, 2012)—The American Academy of Actuaries issued the following statement regarding a Society of Actuaries’ (SOA) report, Proposed Pension Funding Stabilization: How…
Date Published: 06/19/2012
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State of the Union 2012: Actuaries Identify Risks, Look to Solutions for a Financially Secure America

  WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2012 – The nation will watch President Obama’s address on the State of the Union tonight to hear recommendations for some of the most pressing issues facing our…
Date Published: 01/24/2012
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Actuaries: Don’t Wait until Deficit Deal Is Reached; Now Is the Time to Address Social Security

  WASHINGTON — Sept. 23, 2011 — The American Academy of Actuaries Social Security Committee is urging policymakers to improve the long-term solvency and sustainability of Social Security. The…
Date Published: 09/23/2011
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Actuaries Urge “Super Committee” to Put Medicare on the Table

  WASHINGTON — Sept. 12, 2011 — The American Academy of Actuaries Medicare Steering Committee is urging the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to develop proposals to slow health…
Date Published: 09/12/2011
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Actuaries Set to Discuss Financial Condition of Medicare and Social Security

  What: The American Academy of Actuaries Medicare and Social Security experts will be standing by to offer an actuarial perspective after the programs’ trustees release…
Date Published: 05/12/2011
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