Date: 09/17/2009
Location: National Press Club
Please join us for a briefing to discuss the implications of major health reform legislation for racial and ethnic minorities and the preliminary results of the economic benefits of addressing health disparities on Thursday, September 17, 2009, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the National Press Club in the Holeman Lounge, 13th Floor, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20045.
Did you know that the earliest age at which you can retire and receive partial Social Security benefits is 62 years? Did you know that the earliest age at which you can retire with full benefits is 65 years? Many African Americans do not know these facts—a October-November 2005 Joint Center survey found that a majority of African American respondents (61 percent) know that you can get benefits if you retire early. However, only 39 percent of African American respondents know that the early retirement age is 62 years, and only a third (32 percent) know that 65 years is the earliest age at which one can retire with full benefits.