actuarial
adjective
ac·tu·ar·i·al
ˌak-chə-ˈwer-ē-əl 
-shə-
1
: of or relating to actuaries
2
: relating to statistical calculation especially of life expectancy
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Writing in the New York Times, Harvard economist Jason Furman was equally blunt, having previously argued that reforms to Social Security and Medicare to eliminate their actuarial deficits must be a central pillar of any serious deficit-reduction framework, not an afterthought.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 June 2026
While a positive actuarial balance represents a surplus in financing, it is called an actuarial deficit when negative, according to the Social Security trustees report.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Six years is the entire runway, and the report arrives with the largest actuarial deficit since 1977.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The organization analyzed actuarial figures from the Social Security Administration and found that as many as 400,000 poor and disabled people and indigent older people could have their support cut or eliminated.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 June 2026
While a positive actuarial balance represents a surplus in financing, it is called an actuarial deficit when negative, according to the Social Security trustees report.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Six years is the entire runway, and the report arrives with the largest actuarial deficit since 1977.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The organization analyzed actuarial figures from the Social Security Administration and found that as many as 400,000 poor and disabled people and indigent older people could have their support cut or eliminated.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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actuarial
adjective
ac·tu·ar·i·al
ˌak-chə-ˈwer-ē-əl, ˌak-shə-
1
: of or relating to actuaries
2
: relating to statistical calculation especially of life expectancy
actuarially
adverb
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