July 8, 1974
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF HEARINGS ON BARRIERS TO HEALTH CARE FOR OLDER AMERICANS
Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, as chairman of the Subcommittee on Health of the Elderly of the Senate Committee on Aging, I would like to announce two hearings in the series of hearings on "Barriers to Health Care for Older Americans" on July 9 and 17 at 10 a.m. each day in room 1318, Dirksen Senate Office Building.
On July 9, the General Accounting Office will present its findings on the home health benefit under medicare and medicaid. Representatives of the American Geriatric Society and American Public Health Association will also testify on home health and day care for the elderly and the long-term care provisions of national health insurance proposals.
On July 17, the Subcommittee on Long Term Care will join with the Subcommittee on Health of the Elderly to further consider NHI long-term care proposals. Representatives from the National Consumer League, American Nursing Home Association, and the American Association of Homes for the Aged will testify as well as Prof. Jules Bremen from the University of Maryland.