Upcoming event: “Responsibly Confronting Social Security Disability’s Financing Crisis”

Responsibly Confronting Social Security Disability’s Financing Crisis

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
(Lunch will be provided)

Rayburn House Office Building B-340

12:30 p.m. Welcome/Kick-Off

12:45-1:30 p.m. The Evolution of the Disability Fund's Financing Problem

· Charles P. Blahous, Director of Spending and Budget Initiative and Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center

· Stephen C. Goss, Chief Actuary, Social Security Administration

· Ed Lorenzen, Senior Advisor, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

1:35-2:15 p.m. The Effects of Current SSDI Policy on Labor Force Participation

· Andrew G. Biggs, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute

· David Stapleton, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Studying Disability Policy, Mathematica Policy Research

2:20-3:15 p.m. Promising Approaches to Reform

· Jason J. Fichtner, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center

· Marc Goldwein, Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

· Mark J. Warshawsky, Visiting Scholar, Mercatus Center

3:15-3:30 p.m. Concluding Remarks

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