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Episode 274: What’s Happening With Social Security
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As the Social Security Administration faces a wave of staffing cuts and administrative shakeups, what’s at stake for the millions who depend on it? Brookings Institution economist Dr. Gopi Shah Goda discusses what these behind-the-scenes changes mean—and why some of the loudest political talking points about fraud and inefficiency don’t hold up. She also explores what is needed to keep the program strong amid looming financial shortfalls.
For more on this topic:
Read Goda’s commentary about expanding Medicare’s in-home care coverage at the Brookings Institution.
293 episodes
Manage episode 478433124 series 2394411
As the Social Security Administration faces a wave of staffing cuts and administrative shakeups, what’s at stake for the millions who depend on it? Brookings Institution economist Dr. Gopi Shah Goda discusses what these behind-the-scenes changes mean—and why some of the loudest political talking points about fraud and inefficiency don’t hold up. She also explores what is needed to keep the program strong amid looming financial shortfalls.
For more on this topic:
Read Goda’s commentary about expanding Medicare’s in-home care coverage at the Brookings Institution.
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