AGS Raises Serious Concerns on Cuts to Geriatrics Health Professional Training, Research, & Medicaid in 2018 Budget Proposal
Released today in follow-up to the President's "skinny budget" blueprint, which also saw serious opposition from the AGS and geriatrics leaders when unveiled earlier this year, today's more extensive budget recommendation poses serious challenges for older adult well-being:
* Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP): "The AGS is particularly concerned that the full budget proposal eliminates the GWEP under Titles VII and VIII," said
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The budget does sustain support for many programs under the Older American Act (OAA) and administered through the Administration for Community Living (ACL).(2) Level-funding for Home and Community-based Supportive Services, for example, would continue to support multi-purpose senior centers and a broad array of services for aging in place. The budget also sustains several other key programs, including some targeting nutrition services, family caregivers, those living with Alzheimer's disease, and those working to prevent elder abuse and neglect. While we were pleased to see continued support for programs serving older adults, we are disappointed to see major cuts to a number of programs that serve Americans with disabilities.
Though these serious concerns pose significant barriers to AGS supporting the proposed budget, the AGS was pleased to see recognition for the importance of the
"We remain committed to working with
Foot notes:-
1. With the exception of the VHA numbers, increases/decreases in the President's FY 2018 budget refer to numbers in the FY 2017 annualized Continuing Resolution (CR) rather than the final omnibus bill, in which some programs received more funding than in the CR, (e.g.
2. Under the omnibus, the following programs saw a slight increase for the remainder of this budget year (FY 2017):
* Home and Community-based Supportive Services -
* Nutrition Programs -
* Elder Justice Initiative -
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