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Jul 22, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care| Social Security| Other Spending

Major Trust Funds Headed for Insolvency Within 11 Years

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Robert Reischauer
May 14, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care| Social Security

Robert Reischauer and Charles Blahous: Letter from Former Trustees of Social Security and Medicare

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Jul 27, 2015 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Social Security

Gap Widens Between Trustees and CBO on Social Security

Although the Social Security Trustees estimate the program's financial outlook has slightly improved relative to last year, the Congressional...
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Jul 27, 2015 | Blog Paper Press Release | Social Security

Becerra Introduces Bill to Combine Social Security Trust Funds

Just hours in advance of the release of Wednesday's 2015 Social Security Trustees' Report , Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ranking Member of the...
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Jul 23, 2015 | Blog Paper Press Release | Social Security

CRFB Breaks Down the Social Security Trustees' Report

Following the release of the 2015 Social Security Trustees' report yesterday, CRFB has released a report summarizing the myriad statistics and...
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Jul 22, 2015 | Blog Paper Press Release | Social Security

Report: Analysis of the 2015 Social Security Trustees' Report

Today, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports on the financial health of the programs. Although these projections...
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Jul 22, 2015 | Blog Paper Press Release | Social Security

Social Security Trustees Sound the Solvency Alarm

The Social Security and Medicare Trustees have released their reports on the long-term finances of each program, showing those programs remain...
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Jul 17, 2015 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Health Care| Social Security

Social Security Costs Keep Increasing Over the Long Term

CBO's Long-Term Budget Outlook , released last month, included updated projections for Social Security and Medicare, including individuals' expected...
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Jul 14, 2015 | Blog Paper Press Release | Social Security

Ways & Means Starts the Conversation on Reforming SSDI

The House Ways & Means Committee held a hearing last week to investigate possible changes to the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)...
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Jul 10, 2015 | Blog Paper Press Release | Social Security

SSDI Solutions Initiative Publishes Issue Brief on Determination & Appeals Process

The McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative has published a second brief in its issue brief series on the Social Security Disability Insurance (...
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Jul 7, 2015 | Blog Paper Press Release | Social Security

Lankford on SSDI: The Time for Reform is Now

On Tuesday, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) wrote an op-ed in The Hill advocating for meaningful reform to the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI...
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