ASA Supports LCAO Letter to Congress on the Shutdown
ASA today supported a Chair's Letter from the Leadership Council of Aging Organiztions, a coalition of 69 national aging organizations, to Congressional leadership. The letter (PDF) urges Congress to...
View ArticleASA Signs on to LCAO Letters to Support OAA Reauthorization, Same-Sex Couples...
Yesterday, ASA joined other members of the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) in signing on to a Chair's letter supporting reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.read more
View ArticleOAA Reauthorization Passes HELP Committee Vote
The U.S. Senate HELP Committee voted today to approve the OAA reauthorization bill after defeating the Burr amendment by a margin of 14-7—the amendment would have eliminated the “hold harmless”...
View ArticleRevisioning Aging: Lessons from the LAIN Leadership Council
This article is brought to you by the Editorial Board of ASA’s LGBT Aging Issues Network (LAIN) by Teri WormanLAIN Guiding Principles from Retreat (May 2010)The Aging Movement is the movement that:read...
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ASA Supports Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act
ASA has joined with other members of the Eldercare Workforce Alliance to support the Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act (H.R. 1252/S.602; PDFs). The legislation was introduced in the...
View ArticleEWA Releases Issue Brief on LTC / LTSS
The Eldercare Workforce Alliance, a national coaltion of 28 organizations including ASA, has released an issue brief (PDF) to address the activity of the Congressional Commission on Long Term Care. ASA...
View ArticleWarning from the FDA: Beware of Illegally Sold Diabetes Treatments
As the number of people diagnosed with diabetes continues to grow, illegally sold products promising to prevent, treat, and even cure diabetes are flooding the marketplace.read more
View ArticleFoNIA House Dear Colleague letter
Former FoNIA Chair Mary Jo Hoeksema at the Population Association of America is sharing a “Dear Colleague” letter which was circulated in the House of Representatives on July 24 by Congresswoman...
View ArticleASA Supports Health Equity and Accountability Act
ASA is one of more than 325 national, state and local organizations to have signed on to a recent letter (PDF) to the Congressional Tri-Caucus (comprising the Congressional Asian Pacific American...
View ArticleASA Supports Elder Protection & Abuse Prevention Act
ASA has endorsed the House version of the Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention act introduced to the House today by Rep. Matt Cartwright (D.-Pa.). The announcement from Rep. Cartwright’s office is...
View ArticleOAA Reauthorization on HELP Committee calendar
The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee of the U.S. Senate will be marking up the 2013 Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act on October 2. A new draft of the legislation can be...
View ArticleASA Supports LCAO Letter to Congress on the Shutdown
ASA today supported a Chair's Letter from the Leadership Council of Aging Organiztions, a coalition of 69 national aging organizations, to Congressional leadership. The letter (PDF) urges Congress to...
View ArticleASA Signs on to LCAO Letters to Support OAA Reauthorization, Same-Sex Couples...
Yesterday, ASA joined other members of the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) in signing on to a Chair's letter supporting reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.read more
View ArticleOAA Reauthorization Passes HELP Committee Vote
The U.S. Senate HELP Committee voted today to approve the OAA reauthorization bill after defeating the Burr amendment by a margin of 14-7—the amendment would have eliminated the “hold harmless”...
View ArticleFamily Caregiving: There’s Nothing Informal About It
It’s time to banish the word “informal” when referring to the complex care provided by family members and friends. Read why, in a new AARP Public Policy Institute blog by ASA Board Chair, Lynn Friss...
View ArticlePresident Obama Announces His Intent to Nominate Carolyn Watts Colvin as...
On June 20, 2014, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Carolyn Watts Colvin as Commissioner of Social Security.President Obama said, “I am grateful for Carolyn’s past service in...
View ArticleBoard Chair Update
The AARP Public Policy Institute has released a new blog post on adult day services (ADS) by ASA Board Chair, Lynn Friss Feinberg, who writes that that ADS provides supportive services for both the...
View ArticleNew website for White House Conference on Aging
White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA) Executive Director Nora Super has announced the launch of the WHCOA website, where you’re encouraged to visit to get updates on conference activities and to stay...
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