Episode 13: Employee Benefits Past, Present and Future, featuring Council President James Klein and Benefits Legend David Walker

American Benefits Podcast

English - December 12, 2017 11:30 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode No. 12: From Here to Retirement Security, Featuring Bob Reynolds, President and CEO, Great West Financial and Putnam Investments

Next Episode: Episode 14: The Future of the Workforce, featuring Guest Speakers Representing Emerging Employee Populations

Few, if any, Americans have held as many senior federal government positions with direct responsibility for health and retirement security as David Walker, former Assistant Secretary of Labor, public trustee of Social Security and Medicare, and Comptroller General of the United States.

In this excerpt from the Council’s 50th Anniversary Symposium on November 30, Council President James Klein interviewed Walker on the future of private sector benefit plans, the viability of government health and retirement entitlement programs, and the evolving role of states in regulating employee benefits.

The Council has recently published new polling data on Americans’ attitudes about employer-sponsored benefits.

>> Results from the Council's National Poll