The White House's July Conference on Aging: A Conversation with Anne Montgomery (August 18th)
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Listen Now This past July 13th the White House convened its sixth Conference on Aging. The meeting's purpose is to identify elder care needs over the next 10 years. More specifically the meeting is, or is typically, held to discuss improvements to the Older Americans Act (OAA). The OAA was signed into law in 1965 by President Johnson and has historically enjoyed Congressional support having been amended over ten times. This Conference, the 6th, however was held despite the fact the Congress has failed to reauthorize the OAA over the past four years. The OAA expired in 2011 though the Congress has appropriated funding since then to continue to fund OAA programming. Among other purposes the OAA established the federal Administration on Aging and provides moneys to state agencies on aging that in turn fund health care services including nutritional programming, social service support programs (termed Long Term Services and Supports) and employment and legal protection programs.
The White House's July Conference on Aging: A Conversation with Anne Montgomery (August 18th)
The White House's July Conference on Aging: A…
The White House's July Conference on Aging: A Conversation with Anne Montgomery (August 18th)
Listen Now This past July 13th the White House convened its sixth Conference on Aging. The meeting's purpose is to identify elder care needs over the next 10 years. More specifically the meeting is, or is typically, held to discuss improvements to the Older Americans Act (OAA). The OAA was signed into law in 1965 by President Johnson and has historically enjoyed Congressional support having been amended over ten times. This Conference, the 6th, however was held despite the fact the Congress has failed to reauthorize the OAA over the past four years. The OAA expired in 2011 though the Congress has appropriated funding since then to continue to fund OAA programming. Among other purposes the OAA established the federal Administration on Aging and provides moneys to state agencies on aging that in turn fund health care services including nutritional programming, social service support programs (termed Long Term Services and Supports) and employment and legal protection programs.