Retirement Disability Research Group

What We're Reading Now! Our latest hand-selected list of interesting reads from @kffhealthnews.org, @financialplanning.bsky.social, and @aeajournals.bsky.social 🔗 crr.bc.edu/WWRN

Could Social Security face a 2032 shortfall? Join us w/ @kedseconomist.com Anita Mukherjee, and Anil Kumar on Sept 30 for an expert discussion on what potential benefit cuts mean for vulnerable retirees relying on every dollar. Register: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/the...

📣 Call for Papers! Community, Work & Family is seeking submissions for a special issue on cognitive labor and the mental load of care across the life course. 📅 Deadline: Nov. 1, 2026 Details: tinyurl.com/42at3d7e @wfrn.bsky.social @asa-family.bsky.social

Today at 2pm Eastern, 1pm Central, etc... Registration still open to join us for a great presentation.

🎉Congratulations to our IRP 2026 Early Career Mentoring Institute Grant Awardees! Aimee Imlay, Sungjin Lee, Antoine Lovell, Emily Loveland, Madri Hall-Faul, Kimberly Fuentes, Jordy Coutin, Marisa Tsai, Hyun Ju Kim, Alice Guan, @emilydore.bsky.social, @sakshibhardwaj.bsky.social, & Monica De La Cruz.

Please join us for the RDRG webinar next Monday Sept 28. Philip Armour and Catria Gadwah-Meaden will present: How Veteran Affairs Disability Compensation Shapes Veterans' Participation across the Safety Net. Discussion by Audry Guo. Register here. uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Health, legal aid, and social services professionals need to understand Medicaid to effectively help their clients navigate their benefits. Our recent webinar covers the basics, including how Medicaid works alongside Medicare and what the latest federal rules mean for older adults.

Presenting my work on Medicaid estate recovery at the @advancingstates.bsky.social #HCBSconference this morning alongside colleagues at the Aging & Disability Health Policy Lab and @justiceinaging.org, come see us to learn more!

Grateful to AARP for its support and to the Urban Institute for featuring my work on intergenerational wealth transfers. The blog below explores what this upward support means for adult children’s own financial futures. The brief provides the longer-term trend data: www.urban.org/research/pub...

Are you interested in presenting in @uwcsde.bsky.social Computational Demography Working Group (CDWG)? CDWG meets weekly to provide an interdisciplinary forum for discussions of digital and computational approaches to demographic research. csde.washington.edu/computationa... #demography

1 month until submission deadline! Call for Papers for #PAA2027 is open and ready for you. Submit your research by Sept. 20. Now is the time to finalize your submission and share it with the population research community in Seattle next spring. See more and submit your paper: buff.ly/Ty4H9GD

How many people who qualify for safety net benefits are actually receiving them? Explore Urban’s tool to see who qualifies, who receives benefits, and where participation gaps exist across seven major programs. #SocialSafetyNet #Data #Research

Roughly 12.4 million senior households are housing cost-burdened, but there are opportunities to expand affordable, accessible housing and support aging with dignity. Urban President Sarah Rosen Wartell shares practical solutions for state and local leaders. #Affordability #Housing #Seniors

As roughly 12.4M older households face housing cost burdens, the lack of affordable, accessible housing is making it harder for seniors to age with dignity and security. In Governing, Urban President Sarah Rosen Wartell outlines solutions for state and local leaders. #Housing #Affordability

New CRR Brief: “Small Business Retirement Plans: A Primer" 🔗 #[bit.ly/3Spthsc Big thanks to the TIAA Institute for the support! #EconSky

What We’re Reading Now – Our latest hand-selected list of interesting reads: 💡 Elderly Health and Longevity in the US: Evidence & Implications (NBER) 💡 New Homeownership Measure Puts People First (Minneapolis Fed) 💡 The Retirement Tax Break That Most People Overlook (WSJ) 🔗 crr.bc.edu/WWRN

It's not just for children. New research by @gabriellepepin.bsky.social and Yulya Truskinovky published in the National Tax Journal shows how expanding the Child and Dependent Care Credit could help millions of families caring for older adults.

Today we’re sharing an additional #FindingsFriday insight from a research study led by CSHP Assistant Research Professor @aspishakthomas.com. She examined the impact of Medicaid #estaterecovery on homeownership decisions, home equity, and #Medicaid enrollment: go.rutgers.edu/pzhz4f05

Thanks to Christina @academiclife.bsky.social for a great conversation about Doubled Up!

Important webinar tomorrow!

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Don't tell me you're tired of me talking about Medicaid estate recovery...New paper out about estate recovery in North Carolina using public records data alongside demographic characteristics in a first of its kind paper.

New Urban #research shows more adult children supporting aging parents— “reverse transfers.” As #affordability pressures rise, this helps seniors meet basic needs but may limit younger adults’ ability to save, invest, and support their own #families. Learn more in this Urban Wire article.

It’s not just for children. New research by @gabriellepepin.bsky.social and Yulya Truskinovky published in the National Tax Journal shows how expanding the Child and Dependent Care Credit could help millions of families caring for older adults.