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Participants talked about Social Security and Medicare solvency and about the ways in which health care reform legislation would affect people in those programs. They also responded to quest…

Secretary Paulson and the other trustees spoke to reporters about the release of the annual report of the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Board. Among the topics the addresses were lon…

The guest, one of the six trustees, talked about the Social Security and Medicare Trustees' report, which was released yesterday. He assessed the near- and long-term status of the trust fund…

The Cato Institute convened this panel of experts to discuss the context in which Social Security problems will be considered, and whether or not the Social Security system is in a crisis. T…

The Social Security and Medicare trustees will talk to reporters about their trustees report. They talked about the long-term forecasts for the funds, policy to meet the needs of future gene…

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on the future of Social Security. The hearing will focus on Social Security’s financial outlook and the program in the context of the federa…

Mr. Saving talked about the future of the Social Security system. Professor Saving was one of two public trustees of the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds. The other signatories to th…

Participants talked about the current and future state of the Social Security system, potential privatization of parts of the program, and Bush administration proposals for long-term reforms…

After meeting with President George W Bush, Thomas Saving, a member of the President’s Commission to Strengthen Social Security, answered reporters' questions about various plans for keeping…

The speakers talked about the future of health care in the U.S., and the possibilities for health care reform. They responded to questions from the audience.

The speakers talked about the annual Medicare trustees' report, focusing on the funding of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The final approximately 37 minutes of this program are not i…

Panelists talked about the financial health of the Medicare Trust Fund, whose annual report was released yesterday. They analyzed the report, noting the increase in Medicare expenditures, an…

Officials talked to reporters about their report on the state of the Social Security Trust Fund. The report recommended reforms in order to ensure the future of the Social Security program. …

Thomas Saving talked about the trustees' report on Social Security and Medicare trust funds released yesterday. He responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.

Commission members questioned witnesses about the outlook for the Social Security program, as well as potential changes in Social Security.

The president’s Commission on Social Security met to finalize the language of its interim report on the future of the program and to create a mechanism for receiving public input at its Sept…

The President Commission to Strengthen Social Security met for another panel discussion led by former Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Co-Chair Richard Parsons.

Participants talked about proposed reforms to the Social Security system, including plans to add personal investment accounts, changing retirement ages, and extending the solvency of the sys…

Administration officials announced the annual report of the Social Security and Medicare trustees. They answered media questions afterwards.

Several panels of health care experts and government officials discussed various means to reform and restructure the Medicare system in both the short and long term. Among the issues debated…