Statement of Josefina G. Carbonell, Assistant Secretary for Aging On the Release of the FY 2008 Budget Request to Congress, Monday, February 5, 2007
On February 5, 2007, the Administration on Aging’s (AoA) FY 2008 budget request to Congress of $1.338 billion was released as part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget request.
AoA’s request maintains the funding levels proposed in the FY 2007 President’s Budget and reflects our commitment to support core programs that provide home and community-based long-term care services to millions of older persons through the national aging services network. For more than forty years, the network, made up of state, tribal and area agencies on aging as well as more than 29,000 community-service providers, has been a proven force in advancing healthy living and independence in the community.
The AoA FY 2008 budget request provides continued support for activities that help give people choices, control and independence as they grow older, and will enhance our ability to address the future of long-term care in this country. The FY 2008 request includes a $28 million request for a Choices for Independence demonstration designed to advance significant changes in health and long-term care systems at the federal, state and community level. These changes will improve the quality of life for millions of adults as they age, support the network’s efforts to help high-risk individuals who are not Medicaid eligible to remain at home through the use of low-cost alternatives, and assist State efforts to rebalance their systems of care.
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