The future of social insurance :   incremental action or fundamental reform? /  
Peter Edelman, Dallas L. Salisbury, Pamela J. Larson, editors. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  National Academy of Social Insurance,  c2002. 
 - ix, 326 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The New Economy: Bolstering the Case for Social Insurance — William C. Dudley<br/>Parte II. Issues in Social Security Reform<br/>Future Investment Returns and Social Insurance — Richard Berner<br/>Low-Wage Earners: Options for Improving Their Retirement Income — Kilolo Kijakazi<br/>Assessing Assumptions about Attitudes Toward Social Security: Popular Claims Meet Hard Data — Fay Lomax Cook & Lawrence R. Jacobs (con comentarios)<br/>Parte III. The Future of Retirement Income<br/>The Changing Face of Private Retirement Plans — Jack VanDerhei & Craig Copeland<br/>How Should We Insure Longevity Risk in Pensions and Social Security? — Jeffrey R. Brown (con comentarios)<br/>Parte IV. The Future of Unemployment Insurance<br/>Issues in Unemployment Insurance — Janet Norwood (con comentarios)<br/>Parte V. Reflections on Welfare Reform<br/>Welfare Reform after Five Years — Peter Edelman, Wendell Primus, Ron Haskins<br/>Parte VI. The Future of Medicare<br/>Medicare’s Long-Term Financing — Marilyn Moon<br/>Medicare’s Management and Governance — Sheila Burke<br/>Medicare and Markets: The Need for a New Framework to Guide Reform — Mark Schlesinger<br/>Chronic Care and Medicare — Gerard Anderson<br/>Parte VII. Philanthropic Initiatives in Health Security<br/>Health Foundations Respond to the Uninsured — Lauren LeRoy<br/>The San Diego County Health Coverage Initiative — Ruth Riedel<br/>Community Voices: Health Care for the Underserved — Henrie M. Treadwell (con comentario)<br/>Epílogo<br/>The Future of Social Insurance — Susan Dentzer 
<br/><br/> The Future of Social Insurance: Incremental Action or Fundamental Reform? is a collection of essays from leading economists, policy experts, and public officials. It examines the challenges facing major U.S. social insurance programs—such as Social Security, Medicare, Unemployment Insurance, and Welfare—in the context of changing demographics, labor markets, and fiscal pressures. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0815702132 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780815702139 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2001006494 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social security--United States.<br/>Seguridad social--Estados Unidos
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD 7125  / F996 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>368.4/3/00973