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Elevating the Social Security claiming issue to contribute to Americans' financial literacy and retirement security during a time of pandemic

  • Funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • Total publications:0 publications

Grant number: 77899

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020
    2021

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $200,000

  • Funder

    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

  • Principal Investigator

    Shai Akabas

  • Research Location

    United States of America

  • Lead Research Institution

    Bipartisan Policy Center Inc

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Economic impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

This grant funds projects about two different social insurance programs--Social Security and Medicare--that are critical to the economic security of older Americans. First, the grantee will complete a project that is designed to elevate the issue of appropriate timing for Social Security claiming, so as to increase the value of the program for low-income beneficiaries. The grantee will release its final report and provide nonpartisan technical assistance to congressional staff from both parties who wish to help older Americans improve their Social Security claiming decisions. The second project will focus on the economic impact of COVID-19 on the Medicare trust fund. The grantee will release and disseminate an issue brief.