At the most recent annual conference of the American Society on Aging, the topic on the minds of the nation’s leading experts on aging was the future of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid in the current political environment.

Just weeks after announcing a 100% withholding rate on new overpayments of benefits, the Social Security Administration has slashed the rate down to 50% for certain beneficiaries.

The Social Security Administration said it will now seek to recoup less money from beneficiaries. Advocates say the revised policy is still burdensome.