Federal Legislation/Regulation
OLDER AMERICANS ACT:
The Older Americans Act has been reauthorized, but now the focus is on ensuring that there is adequate funding for the Act. The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging supports the following action:
- Hold harmless Older Americans Act programs by increasing total funding for these programs by at least 5.24%, or $94 million, to allow them to keep pace with projected population growth and price increases in FY’08.
- Give special attention to two Older Americans Act programs, Title III B Supportive Services and Title VI Grants for Native Americans.
- Allocate $2 million in Older Americans Act Title IV funding for state and local planning to assist our nation’s communities in meeting the challenges and opportunities of the coming “age wave”.
- Direct not less than $43 million to the AAAs, Title VI Native American aging programs and SHIPs, or approximately one dollar for every person with Medicare, to support ongoing Medicare Part D enrollment assistance and one-on-one counseling. These funds should be set aside under the allocation to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
For Federal Legislation from 2006, click here.