June 20, 1974
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF HEARINGS ON BARRIERS TO HEALTH CARE FOR OLDER AMERICANS
Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, I would like to announce hearings to be conducted by my Subcommittee on Health of the Elderly, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging in continuation of our current series "Barriers to Health Care for Older Americans."
The hearings will be held on June 25 and 26 beginning at 10 a.m., and on June 28 at 9:30 a.m.
The hearings will be held in the caucus room, 308 Russell Building on June 25; in 212 Russell Building on June 26; and in 1318 Dirksen Building on the 28th of June.
The June 28 hearing will concern the long-term care components of the Kennedy-Mills bill, S. 3286 and other related bills. Accordingly, this hearing will be conducted by both my Subcommittee on Health of the Elderly and Senator Moss' Subcommittee on Long-Term Care.
Witnesses on June 25 will be representatives from the Minneapolis Age and Opportunity Center, Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Officials from Blue Cross of Minnesota and the Bureau of Health Insurance have been invited to appear on June 26.
Witnesses on June 28 will be Esther Peterson, president of the National Consumer League; Wiley Crittendon, president, American Nursing Home Association; Msgr. Charles Fahey, president-elect, American Association of Homes for the Aged; and Jules Berman, professor of social work, University of Maryland.