1. American Geriatrics Society Policy Priorities for New Administration and 115th Congress.
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Lundebjerg, Nancy E., Hollmann, Peter, and Malone, Michael L.
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GERIATRICS , *PRESIDENTIAL administrations , *OLDER people , *GOVERNMENT programs , *HEALTH policy , *HEALTH care reform , *HEALTH , *TWENTY-first century , *GOVERNMENT policy , *HISTORY , *MEDICARE , *MEDICAID , *CELEBRITIES , *ECONOMIC impact , *HEALTH services accessibility , *LABOR supply , *VETERANS , *MEDICAL care , *MEDICAL personnel , *MEDICAL societies , *NONPROFIT organizations , *PATIENTS , *POLICY sciences , *PREVENTIVE health services , *PUBLIC administration , *QUALITY of life , *HUMAN services programs ,PATIENT Protection & Affordable Care Act - Abstract
This paper is a statement of the American Geriatrics Society's (AGS) core policy priorities and the Society's positions on federal programs and policies that support older Americans as articulated to the new administration. Among the AGS priorities discussed in this paper are health reform, Medicare, and Medicaid. The AGS is committed to leveraging its expertise to inform regulatory and legislative policy proposals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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