From http://www.agingkingcounty.org/
“Per our partners at the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4), next week we will know more about how the omnibus funding bill for FY2018 might impact aging programs and services.
As Congress continues to push up against the March 23 deadline for a spending bill, they are also in the process of submitting FY 2019 funding requests. n4a and other aging advocates are hoping that 2019 will see more funding allocated to non-defense discretionary programs, including Older Americans Act programs and other key aging priorities.
Related to the budget process, I’m sharing policy positions from two aging network partners – AARP and National Human Services Assembly (NHSA). They are concerned, respectively, about potential increases in drug costs and the politicization of the nonprofit community as a result of riders and provisions during the appropriate process. More details in the links below.”
- AARP – Congress Should Keep Medicare Drug Costs Low
- NHSA – The Johnson Amendment Protects Human Services“