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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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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

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

 

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Room for Improvement in California's Use of High-Quality Preschool Programs — Jun. 18, 2008

preschoolers learn to count

More than half of California’s preschoolers attend center-based early care and education programs, but the children who have the most to gain from preschool frequently are those least likely to participate in the programs.

Virginity Pledges May Be Appropriate As One Component of Sex Education — Jun. 10, 2008

Prom couple

Adolescents who made pledges to remain virgins until they are married were less likely to be sexually active over the three-year study period than other youth who were similar to them, but who did not make a virginity pledge

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