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The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on the difficulties in caring for aging Americans, including the lack of reasonably-priced long term care for senior citizens and their care…

Health care industry representatives talked about the role of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). IPAB is a 15-member agency created by the Affordable Care Act to recommend cost-c…

Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and Ed Gillespie (R) met in a debate in the Virginia U.S. Senate race. The debate was held at WCVE-TV studios and was sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Vi…

Witnesses testified about enforcement of the Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2009. They addressed issues pertaining to mail, telemarketing and Internet fraud targeting seniors.

In an informal hearing, witnesses testified about stopping abuse of the elderly by long-term care workers. Topics included the need for, and the benefits of, S. 1577, the Patient Safety and …

Maryland’s attorney general Joseph Curran, abuse victims and others testified before a Senate Subcommittee on Aging about financial abuse and exploitation of the elderly. Topics included tel…

Witnesses testified about the problem of abuse and neglect of the elderly, concentrating on the extent of the problem and programs to provide “elder justice.” Among the topics they addresse…

The Democratic National Committee held Platform Hearings in St. Louis, Missouri. Participants and committee members talked about various issues to be included in the Democratic Party platfor…

Participants at the White House Conference on Aging spoke about the need to care for elderly citizens as their numbers continue to increase into the next century.

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Organizations representing older americans held a joint news conference at the National Press Club , TECHNOLOGY AND SENIOR CITIZENS, to announce a partnership to encourage senior citizens to…