Public Policy & Action

• Federal Funding for Seniors Programs
• Older Americans Act
• Long-Term Services & Supports
• Health Care Reform
• Our Positions
• Advocacy Toolkit

Resources

For Professionals

• 5 Key Facts Must Inform the Medicare Reform Debate
• SCSEP Targeted in Workforce Investment Act Proposal
• House Budget Reconciliation Sets Disturbing Precedent for Seniors Programs
• Senators to Voice their Support for OAA Reauthorization at Capitol Hill Briefing
• NCOA Shares Economic Security Work with Midwest Funders
• State Advocate Experiences and Engagement in Duals Integration
• Prescription for Life: Building Community Partnerships to Promote Physical Activity and Social Engagement for Older Adults

For Older Adults and Caregivers

• Long-Term Services & Supports: Candidate Survey
• Benefits Access: Fact Sheet

For Advocates

• 5 Key Facts Must Inform the Medicare Reform Debate
• House Budget Reconciliation Sets Disturbing Precedent for Seniors Programs
• Preventing Funding Cuts for Healthy Aging Programs: What You Can Do to Help

Federal Funding for Seniors Programs

Cutting the federal budget deficit is the hottest topic in Washington, DC—and programs serving older Americans will not be spared.

Medicare, Medicaid, and the Older Americans Act (OAA) are all facing cuts.

Other programs that serve vulnerable seniors are likely to be targeted as well, including Senior Corps, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Section 202 Housing for the Elderly, and the Community Services Block Grant Program (CSBG).

Protecting Vulnerable Seniors

We believe that reducing the federal budget deficit is important to our nation’s economic future and will require difficult choices and shared sacrifice.

But spending cuts should not be made at the expense of economically disadvantaged seniors and younger Americans. Due to the recent economic downturn, more seniors than ever need assistance and support to make ends meet. 

Funding for seniors programs, including the OAA, is a cost-effective investment. Every $1 provided to the aging services network is leveraged by nearly $3 in non-federal support.

We're working to increase funding for cost-effective seniors programs that will create jobs, bend the Medicare and Medicaid cost curve downward, and promote economic growth.

Learn More

FY13 Proposals

• FY13 OAA Appropriations Letter to Senators Harkin and Shelby
  Read the March 29, 2012 letter signed by 18 Senators asking for an increase in OAA programmatic funding levels. 
• FY13 Budget Request Includes Both Investments, Cuts for Senior Programs
  Read our analysis of President Obama's FY13 budget proposal.
• Aging Program Funding Table
  See a table of funding amounts for aging programs from FY11 through FY13 proposals.
• Investing in the Health & Economic Security of Older Adults
  Get an overview of our priorities for funding aging programs and services.
• Funding for Elder Falls Prevention
  Explore our issue brief on funding proposals for elder falls prevention programs.
• Funding for the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
  Review our issue brief on CDSMP funding.
• Funding for the Elder Justice Act
  Read our issue brief on funding programs that prevent and prosecute elder abuse.
• Administration on Aging FY13 Budget Proposal
  See AoA's budget request for the next fiscal year.

Deficit Reduction

• President Obama's Deficit Reduction Plan
  Read the president's proposal to reduce the deficit without harming Medicare or Medicaid.
• The Debt Ceiling Deal: The Good, the Bad, and What's Ahead
  Read our summary of how the plan that passed Congress will affect Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and the Older Americans Act.
• Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) Budget Principles
  Explore the LCAO's eight principles for a balanced approach to deficit reduction that will protect America's elders.
• Congressional Budget Office Analysis
  See what the non-partisan government agency says about the effects of the debt ceiling plan.
• FAQ on the Budget Control Act
  Review questions and answers about the debt ceiling plan from OMB Watch.
• Center on Budget & Policy Priorities
  Read the center's latest analyses of the budget process and debt deal.

want to live in a country where

older adults don't have to choose between paying for medicine or food.