WASHINGTON -Minority staff for U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Special Committee on Aging, will hold a public briefing on Tuesday, December 11 at 10:00 a.m. ET at which the Government Accountability Office will present a report: “Older Americans Act: Options to Better Target Need and Improve Equity.”

The 1965 Older Americans Act distributes funding to states for services that help older adults remain in their homes and communities as they age. A significant percentage of older Americans experience unmet need in OAA programs as GAO found in its 2011 report: “More Should Be Done to Measure the Extent of Unmet Need for Services.” As the number of older adults grows, demand for services will grow. This reality, combined with resource limitations, prompts concerns about how the needs of this population can be met. In the report requested by Corker, GAO will provide options for consideration to change statutory formulas of state funding allocations from the Administration on Aging to better target support for OAA programs as our nation ages and we continue to experience a time of great fiscal constraint.

A question and answer session will follow GAO’s presentation of the report’s findings.

WHO:

U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Minority Staff
Charles Jeszeck, Government Accountability Office, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues
David Lehrer, Government Accountability Office, Assistant Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues
Amber Yancey-Carroll, Government Accountability Office, Senior Analyst, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues

WHAT:
Public Briefing: “Older Americans Act: Options to Better Target Need and Improve Equity”
Q & A to follow presentation of GAO report

WHEN:
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
10:00 a.m. ET

WHERE:
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C.

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