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Even the best-laid plans can go awry. Retirees face the risk of a large healthcare spending shock for medical or long-term care (LTC) either because their health insurance involves significant cost sharing or because they lack insurance entirely in the case of LTC…
One aspect of the pandemic that has persisted is the increased relevance of remote work. This shift could help older people with disabilities, who might otherwise find it hard to get or keep jobs. Indeed, this group has a higher employment rate post-pandemic than pre-pandemic…
The medium- and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are of continued interest to policymakers, advocates, and academics. Given the importance of health in decisions to work, earn, and eventually claim OASI benefits, COVID may have long-term effects on programs SSA administers even well after the official end of the pandemic…
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It is hardly an understatement that we are experiencing a debt surge in our nation. Older and younger generations alike grapple with debt, but for those of us who are older, the consequences are more significant.
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The number of Americans who live past 85 is expected more than double in the next 25 years, the Census Bureau projects, leading to a surge in demand for long-term care.
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This initiative identifies the major risks that people face as they approach retirement, seeks to understand their perceptions of those risks, measures the potential harm from the risks, and evaluates ways to mitigate them. These risks include: longevity, inflation, health, market, family, and policy. The CRR gratefully acknowledges Jackson National Life Insurance Company for supporting…
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The main reason that U.S. workers end up with inadequate retirement savings is that, at any given time, only about half of workers ages 25-64 are participating in an employer-sponsored pension (see Figure 1)…
Our winter newsletter features research on support policies for caregivers, fintech affecting IRA contributions, and fraud caused by COVID and technological advances…
