Envisioning the Future of Social Insurance in a Competitive Economy

The free event explored these questions and more:

• Is social insurance the best way to manage the risks associated with health, retirement, and the vicissitudes of the labor market in the new economy?
• Which risks should be borne by individuals, which resolved by the market, and which pooled across society?
• How can these risks be managed in a way that promotes economic dynamism and growth?

AGENDA

1:00 pm   Registration

1:20 pm   Welcome

• Lisa Mensah, National Academy of Social Insurance and The Aspen Institute

1:30 pm  Keynote: Social Insurance in a Competitive Economy

• Jacob Hacker, Yale University

2:15 pm   Managing Risks in the New Economy and Demography

Moderator: William Rodgers III, Rutgers University

• James Roosevelt, Jr., Tufts Health Plan
  Securing our Health: Constraints and Possibilities
• Thomas Geoghegan, Despres, Schwartz & Geoghegan, Ltd
  Social Security Plus: Making Retirement Less Daunting and More Secure
• Heather Boushey, Center for American Progress
  Children at Risk: How Can Social Insurance Do More?
• Kathleen Connell, University of California Retirement Security Institute
  Discussant
• Trudy Lieberman, Columbia Journalism Review
  Discussant

3:30 pm  Break

3:45 pm  Social Insurance in the 21st Century: Meeting New Challenges

• Maya Rockeymoore, Global Policy Solutions

4:30 pm  Adjourn

Following the policy seminar, attendees joined NASI for an evening event celebrating distinguished honorees for their outstanding contributions to America’s social insurance programs – and celebrating the vital role of social insurance for economic security and a vibrant economy.