Anyone familiar with the federal budget outlook knows that, along with interest on the national debt, the growing cost of health benefit programs is the main driver of long-term budget deficits. According to the CBO, the cost of Medicare, Medicaid,…
By Richard Jackson, Global Aging Institute The aging of America is ushering in a new era unlike any in the nation’s past. For most of its history, America was a demographically youthful society. As recently as 1940, there were…
The aging of America is ushering in a new era unlike any in the nation’s past. For most of its history, America was a demographically youthful society...
By Richard Jackson, Global Aging Institute When it comes to America’s aging challenge, it sometimes seems as if all of the possible policy responses involve painful tradeoffs between higher taxes and lower benefits. While such tradeoffs are unavoidable, there…
This op-ed in the Palm Beach Post discusses how Social Security can be reformed in a way that insures solvency and promotes economic growth. It is authored by Joshua Gordon, policy director of The Concord Coalition, and Marc Goldwein of the Committee…
By Robert Lerman, Pamela Loprest, and Daniel Kuehn, from the Urban Institute This paper was prepared as part of a Concord Coalition project on fiscally responsible economic growth. Generous financial support was provided by Jeff Fox, Chairman and CEO of Harbour Group, St. Louis…