Grantmakers In Health President and CEO Cara V. James and Grantmakers In Aging Chief Executive Officer Lindsay Goldman cowrote a commentary on the need to renew and modernize the Older Americans Act for The Well News, which was published on Monday, May 13, 2024:
“We have known for years that the Older Americans Act and programs such as Medicare and Medicaid struggle to meet the needs of older Americans in their most vulnerable moments. Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that nearly 10% of households with an older adult struggled to provide enough food, a number that increased in recent years.
“The Older Americans Act is about to turn 60. Instead of just reauthorizing it, what if we modernize it to meet the needs of older Americans today?”