True Security : Rethinking American Social Insurance

Social insurance in the United States-including the Social Security Act of 1935 & the Medicare, Medicaid, & disability insurance programs that were added later-may be the greatest triumph of American domestic policy. But true security has not been achieved. The nation's system of social insurance is riddled with gaps, inefficiencies, & inequities. Even the most popular & successful programs, Medicare & Social Security, face serious financial challenges from the coming retirement of the baby boom generation & the aging of the population.