MSW-6002 V1

Barnes, M., Bauer, L, Edelberg, W., Estep, S, Greenstein, R., & Macklin, M. (2021, June 23). The social insurance program in the US: Policies to protect workers and families. Brookings Institute.
This publication from the Brookings Insitute provides an overview of the system of social insurance programs in the United States and describes who benefits both directly and indirectly from these programs. This resource will be helpful as you work on this week’s assignment.

Hardaway, C. (Host). (2017, August 17). Medicare & Social Security [Video]. Public Broadcasting System.
This video describes Social Security and Medicare programs, describing some of the complexities of these programs and who are served by these programs. This resource provides a good background as you are examining the differences between the traditional public insurance programs and social insurance programs such as Social Security.

Social Security Office of Retirement and Disability Policy (n.d.). Social insurance programs. SSA.gov
This website provides an overview of the various social insurance programs including the principles of the different programs, financing, and eligibility. This is a good place to start for this week’s assignment as you compare public assistance and social insurance programs.