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Retirement Challenges in the 21st Century

GAO-07-125CG Published: Oct 10, 2006. Publicly Released: Oct 10, 2006.
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This is a Comptroller General presentation delivered to the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Conference, in Las Vegas, NV, on October 10, 2006. Major topics of this presentation include: social security reform proposals, challenges faced by the pension system, economic security in retirement, and a three-pronged approach to the way forward.

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Retirement Security
Budget deficitDeficit financingDeficit reductionElderly personsEvaluation criteriaFederal social security programsFinancial analysisFinancial managementFiscal policiesHealth care cost controlHealth care costsHealth care planningHealth care policiesHealth care reformIntergovernmental fiscal relationsMedicaidMedicarePensionsPolicy evaluationRetirementRetirement ageRetirement benefitsSpending legislation