Over the past year, HHS has been moving towards the promulgation of rules implementing Title VII, Chapter 2 of the Older Americans Act (OAA), the Ombudsman Programs. Since 1992, the functions of these programs have been statutorily delineated in 42 U.…

ADvancing States is pleased to unveil a new set of Infographics that explore the funding and demand for, as well as the provision of, Older Americans Act (OAA) services, titled: Aging in America: We Can Do Better. Signed into law in 1965, the OAA is…

On Thursday, May 23, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chairman of the Senate HELP Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, introduced legislation to reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA), the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013 (S. 1028). During…

Earlier this week, ACL released final FY13 funding levels for all of its programs, including those administered by AoA and AIDD. These numbers reflect final year funding amounts after several cuts and transfers, including: a 0.2 percent across-the-…

On April 10, President Obama submitted his $3.77 trillion fiscal year (FY) 2014 budget request to Congress. His plan outlines the Administration's overall fiscal policy and federal program priorities for the FY that will begin on October 1, 2013.…

On March 7, AoA released estimates of how the sequester will  impact state formula grant programs under the Older Americans Act (OAA), as  well as an explanation as to how the projections were calculated.  As  anticipated,…

As anticipated, President Obama sent out an official notice to begin the sequester on March 1. This triggered the release of OMB's report detailing the reductions that each federal agency must make. In its analysis, OMB calculated that all non-defense…