On Friday, September 27th the Social Security Advisory Board (“Board”) will host a public meeting to review the 2019 Technical Panel on Assumptions and Methods’ (“Technical Panel”) report to the Board. The Board convened the independent, expert panel to review the assumptions and methods used to develop the annual report of the Social Security Trustees on the financial status of the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance trust funds. PWBM’s Jagadeesh Gokhale is a member of the Social Security Advisory Board.

The 2019 Technical Panel is the sixth quadrennial panel the Board has commissioned since 1999. The 2019 Technical Panel is comprised of experts in the fields of demography, economics and actuarial science. The report reflects solely the views of the Technical Panel. The Board convened the Technical Panel, as well as past panels, in the hope that the work provides an important service to the public—an outside and expert review of the methods used to project Social Security financing. PWBM’s Kent Smetters is a member of the 2019 Technical Panel.

The meeting will be held from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM in Room 215, Dirksen Senate Office Building at 50 Constitution Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002. Please email events@ssab.gov to RSVP if you plan to attend. The report will be available in electronic format only and will be posted on the Board’s website 48 hours in advance of the meeting.