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Caregiver assists senior woman walking in home

Many older adults will require some degree of long-term care (LTC) later in life, with more than half needing more intensive support, often for an extended period.  The resources required to meet such high-intensity, long-duration LTC needs – provided by family members or through paid formal care – can be substantial.  This paper addresses t…

Senior employer wearing face mask reading seeker employment application

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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