United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
Hearings

The Economic Downturn & Its Impact on Seniors: Stretching Limited Dollars in Medicaid, Health and Senior Services

March 14, 2002

 

This hearing will focus primarily on the potential insolvency of federal and state Medicaid programs, on which many seniors rely for long-term care and health coverage.

    Date: March 14, 2002
    Time: 9:30 a.m.
    Dirksen 628

Statements of Committee Members

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Witness Testimony

    Panel I

    1. The Honorable Jack Riggs, Md, Lieutenant Governor, State of Idaho, Boise, Idaho accompanied by Karl Kurtz, Director, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Boise, Idaho

    2. Gail R. Wilensky, PhD, John M. Olin Senior Fellow, Project HOPE, (former Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration), Bethesda, Maryland

    3. Barbara Lyons, PhD, Deputy Director, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Washington, DC

    4. Vernon Smith, PhD, Principal Health Management Associates, (former Medicaid Director, State of Michigan), Lansing, Michigan

    Panel II

    1. Joan Lawrence, Director, Ohio Department of Aging, Columbus, Ohio

    2. Barry Donenfeld, Executive Director, Mid-Willamette Valley Senior Services Agency, President, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, Salem, Oregon

Hearing Publications