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Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 9:00 a.m., Kresge Room
Benjamin Rose Institute, 11900 Fairhill Road
The reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA) gave new authority to the Aging Network across the country to help shift the focus of eldercare toward consumer choice and home and community-based options for all older Americans and their families, not just those eligible for Medicaid. As is often the case, resources have not been allocated to carry out these new responsibilities. The National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA) and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) have developed Project 2020, a strategy to implement highly targeted information and support, chronic disease self-management techniques and home- and community-based services to those who would spend down to Medicaid eligibility in six months or less if they entered nursing homes. Properly targeted and executed, these three interactive initiatives would generate savings for the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs in excess of their cost to implement.
At the Annual Meeting of the Benjamin Rose Institute, marking our 100 th year, US Assistant Secretary for Aging Josefina Carbonell asked BRI President/CEO Richard Browdie, who has been active in the development of Project 2020, to provide the audience with an overview. Time did not permit a thorough discussion of the proposal, nor was there an opportunity to answer numerous questions from the audience. In response to many requests, we have scheduled an opportunity for interested parties to hear more about Project 2020 and to ask questions.
Light breakfast will be served.
Please respond by June 13 to rsvp@benrose.org or call Jeanne at 216.373.1686
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