HealthCare Notes

3/4/14

Elderly Women the Most Vulnerable, Social Security the Most Protective

Elderly Women the Most Vulnerable, Social Security the Most Protective

"Social Security (and other social insurance programs like Medicare and Medicaid) has significantly helped reduce elderly poverty over the last several decades. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that 15.3 million elderly people would have been in poverty in 2012 without Social Security."