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Gap Widens Between Trustees and CBO on Social Security
Read moreAlthough the Social Security Trustees estimate the program's financial outlook has slightly improved relative to last year, the Congressional Budget...
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CRFB Breaks Down the Social Security Trustees' Report
Read moreFollowing the release of the 2015 Social Security Trustees' report yesterday, CRFB has released a report summarizing the myriad statistics and...
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Report: Analysis of the 2015 Social Security Trustees' Report
Read moreToday, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports on the financial health of the programs. Although these projections...
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Social Security Trustees Sound the Solvency Alarm
Read moreThe 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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Social Security Costs Keep Increasing Over the Long Term
Read moreCBO's Long-Term Budget Outlook, released last month, included updated projections for Social Security and Medicare, including individuals' expected...
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Ways & Means Starts the Conversation on Reforming SSDI
Read moreThe House Ways & Means Committee held a hearing last week to investigate possible changes to the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program...
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SSDI Solutions Initiative Publishes Issue Brief on Determination & Appeals Process
Read moreThe McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative has published a second brief in its issue brief series on the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI...
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Lankford on SSDI: The Time for Reform is Now
Read moreOn 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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SSDI Solutions Initiative Releases SSDI Primer
Read moreIn advance of the August 4th SSDI Solutions Conference, the McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative has released a short primer to kick off its new...
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Shoring Up Trust Funds Greatly Improves Debt
Read moreThe main focus of CBO's long-term budget outlook is rightly on the unified budget numbers regarding spending, revenue, deficits, and debt. But it is...
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Huckabee Position Doesn't Add Up for Debt or Social Security
Read moreFormer Arkansas Governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has criticized other candidates who are calling for entitlement reform...
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Four Takeaways from the Solutions Initiative Plans
Read moreThe Peterson Foundation's Solutions Initiative III produced five different fiscal plans that would improve the current long-term budget outlook. We...