Old-Age Insurance & the Evolution of the Social Security Act
What is the Old-Age Insurance (OAI) program?
It's part of the Social Security Act, providing benefits to retired workers.
What are the four separate reserve funds?
Old age and survivors insurance, Disability insurance, Hospital insurance, and Supplementary medical insurance.
What are the 3 public assistant programs authorized by the social security act?
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Medicaid.
What title of the Social Security Act is primarily dedicated to child welfare services?
Title IV.
What is the philosophy of Social Security?
A program that is administered to make it clear that social security isn’t a program of government aid for individuals but a program in which people use as protection for themselves and their families against loss.
When was the OAI program introduced?
In 1935, during the Great Depression.
What does the word solvency refer to?
One’s ability to pay legitimate debts.
What are the categories to be eligible for supplemental security income?
Aged, blind, or disabled.
Which title of the Social Security Act specifically addresses programs related to maternal and child health services?
Title V.
What does the philosophical foundation demonstrates?
It demonstrates that the government should help retirees, dependent mothers and children, and the disabled.
What four coverages were added to the OAI program later?
Survivors’, disability insurance, medical coverage for the aged, and means-tested programs.
What are three ways privatization proposals dominated the solvency debate?
Raising payroll taxes, increasing the retirement age, eliminating the wage cap, and investing their trust fund for a greater return reducing benefits.
What is the 3rd largest source of health insurance?
Medicaid.
Social workers advocating for well-being of vulnerable populations often refer to which titles of the Social Security Act?
Title IV (Child Welfare and Title V (Maternal and Child Health).
What are the two philosophical perspectives on social justice?
Libertarianism and Liberalism.
How many provisions were established for Old-Age Security?
2
Who was provided with lower retirement incomes?
Women.
What program was designed to help families with dependent children?
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TNAF).
What specific law authorizes the use of federal funds to provide some health and social services?
The Social Security Act.
What was the movement for philosophical perspectives crafted for?
To minimize liberation objections and to emphasis personal freedom.
How many months did it take for the Social Security Act to be signed into law?
14 months.
What were the two reform proposals discussed in the book?
Reform proposals for women Reform proposals for dual-earner couples.
How is Social Security funded?
Tax payers.
How do social workers contribute to the well-being of vulnerable populations as per the Social Security Act, particularly Titles IV and V?
Social workers navigate these titles to access resources, advocate for services, and promote the overall welfare of children and mothers in need.
How do libertarianism and liberalism differ in their approach to social justice?
Libertarianism advocates for minimal government intervention, emphasizing individual freedom, whereas liberalism supports a proactive government role to ensure equality and address social inequalities.