All posts in Social Security

Susan Dentzer

By | 03/2011 | American Affairs, BUSINESS, Economic Outlook, Election Analysis, HEALTH / WELLNESS, Healthcare, Journalists, Medicare, Political Media, Social Security | Comments Off
Susan Dentzer

Susan Dentzer is the editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, the nation’s leading journal of health policy, and is an on-air analyst on health issues with the PBS NewsHour. She previously led the NewsHour’s health unit, reporting extensively on-air about health care reform debates. She is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine and the Council on Foreign Relations. Ms. Dentzer graduated from Dartmouth, is a trustee emerita of the college, and chaired the Dartmouth Board of Trustees from 2001 to 2004. Read more…

Joy Loverde

By | 02/2011 | Aging, Baby Boomers, Disability Issues, Family Relationships, Healthcare, Medicare, Personal Development, Social Security, Society & Culture, Spouse Programs, Women's Issues, Work / Life Balance | Comments Off
joyloverde

Imagine this: You’re busy at work, preparing for an afternoon presentation, when the telephone rings; it’s the doctor’s office telling you to come to the hospital–your mom fell and broke her hip. And life as you knew it is changed in an instant. If you are not currently caring for an elderly family member, you soon will be. With an aging population upon us, not only can we expect to take on the role of our parents’ caregiver, there are grandparents, aunts and uncles, spouses and siblings who also will require our attention. With a profound understanding of the problems associated with family caregiving, and a seasoned family caregiver herself, Read more…

William Shipman

By | 02/2011 | Aging, Authors, Demographics, Globalization, Healthcare, HUMAN RESOURCES, Medicare, POLITICS / WORLD AFFAIRS, Retirement, Social Security | Comments Off
williamshipman

Perhaps the most trusted voice on Social Security and retirement finance reform, both in the United States and around the world, William Shipman enlightens audiences on a potential crisis of international proportions that has, up until recently, gone largely unnoticed. The rapid increase of the elderly population, combined with support systems that are unprepared to handle this unprecedented shift, have put our living standards, international strategic relationships and our very way of life in jeopardy. Shipman addresses real world, positive solutions and the tremendous opportunities that are possible with thoughtful reform. Read more…

Ted Fishman

By | 01/2011 | Aging, Asia, Authors, Baby Boomers, Change, China, Demographics, Economic Outlook, ECONOMY, Emerging Markets, Europe, Family Relationships, Future Trends / Futurists, Global Economy/Trade, Globalization, Healthcare, Medicare, Outsourcing, Retirement, Social Security, Society & Culture, The Middle East, World Affairs | Comments Off
Ted Fishman

Ted C. Fishman is a veteran journalist, essayist and former member and trader of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. His talks reflect the intelligently researched material found in his writing and have most recently focused on the emergence of China and its impact on the lives of Americans as consumers, workers, managers, and citizens. Fishman’s presentations combine engaging storytelling with a wide ranging knowledge about the world economy, putting his audiences’ top concerns into context and exploring how they relate to big, global economic trends. Read more…