We are pleased to announce that Senator Maria Cantwell (Washington-D) has agreed to sponsor Project 2020 in the next Congress the legislation has been drafted. n4a and NASUA have helped to circulate the draft on behalf of Senator Cantwell and we have received excellent suggestions for improving the overall bill. We are also hopeful to be able to soon announce a Republican sponsor for the legislation.
Over the past several months, Sandy Markwood, Executive Director of n4a and Martha Roherty, Executive Director of NASUA have given numerous presentations on Project 2020 and its importance. We have had the opportunity to reach thousands of concerned advocates in the Aging Services Network.
We encourage all of you to follow the progress of Project 2020 and submit your thoughts and questions on the legislation to us.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Working Together to Build Upon a Promise
In just 12 short years from now, in the year 2020, almost one in six Americans will be age 65 or older and the size of the age 85 or older population will have doubled.
That is why the National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA) and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) have joined forces on the PROJECT 2020 initiative, which is a coordinated national long-term care campaign to enable the Aging Services Network to strengthen and build upon the non-Medicaid community-based care system embodied in the Older Americans Act-while reducing federal Medicaid and Medicare costs.
To achieve this major policy initiative, n4a and NASUA have developed this blog for advocates, policymakers, caregivers, seniors and individuals with disabilities. As PROJECT 2020 moves forward, additional materials and resources will be added.
We look forward to working with all of you on PROJECT 2020. Together, we can build on the promise of home and community-based services before we reach 2020.
That is why the National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA) and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) have joined forces on the PROJECT 2020 initiative, which is a coordinated national long-term care campaign to enable the Aging Services Network to strengthen and build upon the non-Medicaid community-based care system embodied in the Older Americans Act-while reducing federal Medicaid and Medicare costs.
To achieve this major policy initiative, n4a and NASUA have developed this blog for advocates, policymakers, caregivers, seniors and individuals with disabilities. As PROJECT 2020 moves forward, additional materials and resources will be added.
We look forward to working with all of you on PROJECT 2020. Together, we can build on the promise of home and community-based services before we reach 2020.
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