Aging, Retirement, and Social Security Issues

This page offers an easy way for policymakers to access aging, retirement and social security research and analysis that is relevant to current Congressional agendas. For more in-depth information, visit the Aging Research Area. For additional information, to request documents, or to arrange a briefing, contact the RAND Office of Congressional Relations at ocr@rand.org or (703) 413-1100 x5395.

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Subscribe for Free Newsletters »Congressional Newsletters

RAND regularly sends newsletters to update Congress on highlights of recent work about aging, retirement, and social security.

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View More »Congressional Briefings

For more information on these and other Congressional briefings, contact the Office of Congressional Relations.

Regulating Senior Drivers: Are New Policies Needed?

Presented by Seth Seabury
October 25, 2007
10 A.M. — 11:00 A.M.
304 Cannon House Office Building

Insights for Medicare Part D from Relevant RAND Research

Presented by Dr. Geoffrey Joyce
November 14, 2005
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
B-340 Rayburn House Office Building

How Do Drug Benefits Affect Drug Use and Costs?

Presented by Geoffrey Joyce
March 31, 2003
11:00 A.M. — Noon
1116 Longworth House Office Building

Congressional Resource Packages

The following RAND Congressional Resource Package profiles work in several key issue areas, including health and health care. Intended for Congressional members to take home to their districts, this package was compiled in June 2002. Specific sections or the entire package can be downloaded as a PDF.

RAND Health Resource Package

Biological and Chemical Terrorism
Mental Health Parity
Mental Health Care for Kids
Older Adults
Obesity

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Benefit-Cost Analysis Rarely Captures the Full Economic Value of Social Programs — Nov. 12, 2008

This study assesses the state of the art in determining the economic value of social programs for use in benefit-cost analysis (BCA). It finds that rarely are the benefits of social programs consistently or accurately monetized and suggests ways to advance the use of BCA in evaluating social programs' economic returns.

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Four Countries in the Middle East Face the Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century — Oct. 31, 2008

Education and labor market initiatives are under way in four Arab nations -- Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates -- to address the challenges of developing the human capital of their populations for the 21st century global economy, though better evaluation of the implemented reforms will be needed to determine their efficacy.

Full Document Research Brief: English Version Research Brief: Arabic Version

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