The Social Insurance System in the U.S.: Policies to Protect Workers and Families. Framing Paper
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| Title: | The Social Insurance System in the U.S.: Policies to Protect Workers and Families. Framing Paper |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Barnes, Mitchell, Bauer, Lauren, Edelberg, Wendy, Estep, Sara, Greenstein, Robert, Macklin, Moriah, Brookings Institution, Hamilton Project |
| Source: | Hamilton Project. 2021. |
| Availability: | Hamilton Project. Available from: Brookings Institution. 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-797-6484; Fax: 202-741-6575; e-mail: info@hamiltonproject.org; Web site: http://www.hamiltonproject.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 60 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Welfare Services, Public Policy, Federal Programs, Economic Opportunities, Income, Federal Aid, Labor Force Development, Eligibility, Poverty, Economic Climate, Educational Development, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Tax Credits, Postsecondary Education, Federal Legislation, Labor Legislation, Health Insurance, Children, Social Services, Unemployment, Insurance, Family Programs, Public Housing, Low Income Groups, Expenditures, Minority Groups, Block Grants, Grants, Student Financial Aid, Health Programs, Leaves of Absence, Nutrition, Housing, Ownership |
| Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 2014, Childrens Health Insurance Program, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2010, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Pell Grant Program, Family and Medical Leave Act 1993, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children |
| Abstract: | This paper examines the U.S. social insurance system, which we define broadly to include both programs supported by dedicated taxes and other federal programs that provide income support, assistance in meeting basic needs, or services to improve economic opportunity. The paper considers the social insurance system as a whole as well as its component parts, providing an overview of major federal programs in the areas of education and workforce development, health, income support, nutrition, and housing. The paper covers how the social insurance system is organized, how eligibility is determined and who benefits, how the benefits and services are delivered, and how the system affects poverty and inequality. We focus primarily on the system as it operated prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also look at how various programs respond to economic downturns. Coming at a time when policymakers will start shifting their focus from using the social insurance system to provide relief from the pandemic and recession to considering what changes should be made in the system on an ongoing basis, the paper also reprises an array of proposals to strengthen the system in various ways that The Hamilton Project has commissioned in recent years. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Access URL: | https://www.hamiltonproject.org/assets/files/Social_Insurance_FP_v4.5.pdf |
| Accession Number: | ED615920 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This paper examines the U.S. social insurance system, which we define broadly to include both programs supported by dedicated taxes and other federal programs that provide income support, assistance in meeting basic needs, or services to improve economic opportunity. The paper considers the social insurance system as a whole as well as its component parts, providing an overview of major federal programs in the areas of education and workforce development, health, income support, nutrition, and housing. The paper covers how the social insurance system is organized, how eligibility is determined and who benefits, how the benefits and services are delivered, and how the system affects poverty and inequality. We focus primarily on the system as it operated prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also look at how various programs respond to economic downturns. Coming at a time when policymakers will start shifting their focus from using the social insurance system to provide relief from the pandemic and recession to considering what changes should be made in the system on an ongoing basis, the paper also reprises an array of proposals to strengthen the system in various ways that The Hamilton Project has commissioned in recent years. |
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