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Public Trustees Highlight the Need for Prompt Reform
Read moreLast week, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports on the long-term finances of each program, showing that those...
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Delaying Social Security Changes Ties Policymakers' Hands
Read moreOur analysis of the 2015 Social Security Trustees' report noted that "As time goes on, it will be more difficult to secure the Social Security...
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Washington Post on SSDI: An Opportunity for Bipartisan Compromise
Read moreThe Washington Post yesterday issued Congress "a wise prescription for Social Security Disability Insurance," urging lawmakers to use the program's...
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Becerra Introduces Bill to Combine Social Security Trust Funds
Read moreJust hours in advance of the release of Wednesday's 2015 Social Security Trustees' Report, Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Ways &...
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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)...