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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1988
This document contains testimony of witnesses in a field hearing on the future of the rural elderly. The opening statement by Representative Bob Whittaker (Kansas) notes that the aging of America creates a more difficult time for the rural elderly than their urban neighbors. Distance and low population density magnify the difficulties of…
Descriptors: Health Facilities, Health Needs, Health Personnel, Health Programs
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1977
The statements presented by numerous individuals at the hearing are recorded in this volume. Specific examples of discrimination against older adults in such Federally-assisted programs as the food stamp program, Medicaid, the community mental health centers program, the vocational rehabilitation program, the social services program under Title XX…
Descriptors: Age, Age Discrimination, Community Services, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1986
Text of a Congressional hearing examining present and future policies on providing home health care for the aged is presented in this document. In his opening remarks, Representative Biaggi discusses the unhealthy and unacceptable reliance on institutional care and the disproportionate amount of resources Medicare and Medicaid spend on nursing…
Descriptors: Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Federal Legislation, Health Programs, Health Services
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1986
Text of a Congressional hearing examining the plight of aging Americans, still at financial risk despite the help of Medicare and Medicaid, is presented in this document. Testimony or prepared statements are delivered by 17 Congressmen including Representatives Roybal, Jeffords, Renaldo, Hammerschmidt, Pepper, McCain, Manton, Fawell, Robinson,…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Financial Problems, Health Programs, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1987
This document contains witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine issues involved in maintaining and strengthening Medicare Health Maintenance Orgranizations (HMO). Opening statements are included from Representatives Edward Roybal, Matthew Rinaldo, Mario Biaggi, Don Bonker, Robert Borski, Louise…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Government Role, Health Needs, Health Programs
Pepper, Claude – 1986
This document presents Congressman Claude Pepper's report on the Medicare Home Care Benefit. Section I traces the history of home health care in the United States. Section II offers statistics and general background information about older Americans and Medicare. The beginning of the Medicare home care benefit and its present operation are…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Health Needs, Health Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance. – 1984
The primary purpose of this hearing was to enable committee members to question Government Accounting Office (GAO) personnel about the results of the GAO study of the implementation of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Black Grant. A background paper on the MCH block grant program is provided prior to the introduction of testimony concluding…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Children, Health Programs, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1987
The Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources' amendment of the Public Health Service Act (S. 1220) regarding Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is presented. The amendment provides for a comprehensive program of education, information, risk reduction, training, prevention, treatment, care, and research of AIDS. This volume includes a…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Federal Legislation, Health Education, Health Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1984
This document provides the transcripts from the Congressional hearings on the Older Americans Health Education and Training Act. This act is to provide the necessary resources, leadership, and coordination: (1) to design a uniform, standardized program of health education and training for older Americans; (2) to directly involve educational…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Gerontology, Health Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance. – 1988
A hearing was convened to investigate health care issues affecting children. Witnesses provided information about the way in which the health care system meets the needs of children in the United States. Components of the system include Medicaid for low-income children, the Maternal and Child Health block grant program, employer-sponsored health…
Descriptors: Children, Federal Government, Government Role, Health Needs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Agriculture. – 1984
This is a compilation of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 and other selected Federal nutrition statutes, including those relating to the Act and major authorities for domestic commodity distribution. The section on the Act itself covers policy, definitions, establishment, eligibility, issuance and use of coupons, value of allotment, approval of food…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Food, Government Role
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. – 1976
Presenting a summary and rationale for amendments to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, this document details the findings and recommendations of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. Presented in a section by section format, the specific amendments are also summarized as follows: (1) limitation of specific authorizations of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Federal Legislation, Financial Support, Health Facilities
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Hunger. – 1991
Key leaders working for international, bilateral, and private organizations presented oral testimony and written statements on how developing countries can be assisted in coping with the AIDS crisis. Michael Merson of the World Health Organization, Richard Bissell of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and Milton Amayun…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Child Health, Children, Developing Nations
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Hunger. – 1988
This hearing addresses issues of health, hunger, and malnutrition among Hispanic Americans. Health and poverty agency officials made statements before the committee and expressed difficulty in examining the health- and poverty-related problems among Hispanics because of a lack of data. Testimony indicated that previous data regarding the health of…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Government Role, Health Programs, Health Services
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. – 1978
Proceedings from the second session of hearings on the Maternal and Child Health Care Act are presented in this document. A copy of the bill (H. R. 1702) which proposes the provision of comprehensive health care services for pregnant women and children from birth to age 18 is included. Also included are testimony and statements of expert…
Descriptors: Children, Federal Legislation, Health Education, Health Insurance
