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Older Americans Act Revisions on Senate Calendar

Wed, 09/20/2000 - 12:00am — Karen Stevenson
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The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions has passed a revision of the Older Americans Act out of committee, and the Senate is scheduled to vote on it. This legislation would increase funding for a number of programs, and would also require cost-sharing, requiring people above certain income levels pay part of the cost of the services they receive. The bill, among other essential provisions proposed by the Administration, includes the Administration on Aging?s National Family Caregiver Support Program, designed to help hundreds of thousands of families caring for their older loved ones.

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions has passed a revision of the Older Americans Act out of committee, and the Senate is scheduled to vote on it. This legislation would increase funding for a number of programs, and would also require cost-sharing, requiring people above certain income levels pay part of the cost of the services they receive. The bill, among other essential provisions proposed by the Administration, includes the Administration on Aging?s National Family Caregiver Support Program, designed to help hundreds of thousands of families caring for their older loved ones.