177789 Social Security and Medicare: How will they fare in 2009 and beyond?

Tuesday, October 28, 2008: 8:30 AM

Barbara B. Kennelly, President & CEO , National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, Washington, DC, DC
Democratic & Republican Representatives , Invited, Washington, DC
Carroll L. Estes, PhD , Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Diane Lifsey , National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, Washington, DC, DC
  
Who we elect for President on November 4, and the make-up of the 111th Congress, will greatly impact the future of Social Security and Medicare. In general, Democrats support our two most successful social insurance programs and want to strengthen them for future generations. Republicans support privatizing Social Security, and they have already started the privatization of Medicare with passage of the Medicare Modernization Act in 2003. Come hear from the experts about what is in store for Social Security and Medicare in 2009 when we will have a new President and a new Congress.

Learning Objectives:
Recognize the differences between Democratic and Republican approaches to social insurance programs, particularly Social Security and Medicare.

Keywords: Medicare, Health Care Reform

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have worked on these issues as a Member of the U.S. Congress, at the Social Security Administration, and as current President and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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