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The Growing Gap in Life Expectancy by Income Implications for Federal Programs and Policy Responses (2015) / Chapter Skim
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Acronyms
Pages 157-160

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From page 157...
... CBO Congressional Budget Office COLA cost-of-living adjustment CPI Consumer Price Index CPI-W Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers DI the federal disability insurance program administered by the Social Security Administration EEA early entitlement age, the age at which an individual can begin receiving Social Security benefits at a reduced level relative to beginning benefit receipt at the normal retirement age 157
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From page 158...
... , and employers across the United States NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NHIS National Health Interview Survey NPV net present value NRA normal retirement age, the age at which an individual can begin receiving unreduced Social Security benefits OASDI the federal old-age, survivor, and disability insurance, com monly referred to as Social Security
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From page 159...
... ACRONYMS 159 OLS ordinary least squares PIA primary insurance amount, the benefit a person would receive if he/she elects to begin receiving Social Security retirement benefits at his/her normal retirement age SMI Supplementary Medical Insurance, which consists of Medi care Parts B, C, and D, helps pay for physician, outpatient, prescription drug, and other services SSA Social Security Administration SSI the federal Supplemental Security Income Program, designed to assist low-income aged, blind, and/or disabled people
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