Theyre available for home assessments and modification. But we did reauthorize the Older Americans act earlier this year to support the aging network. In with the low income seniors but the property tax credits and those other paid out of pocket to make funding available for these modifications. In my home state of minnesota and the Congressional District that i represent we have a disproportionate increasing share of seniors in about 15 in nine metropolitan reason regions often lack the support network you get in an urban area. And is an important source of funds for home modifications but the program is a little outdated so we suggest a number of ways to make it more effective to streamline the application process with greater flexibility and let me conclude by saying that but it is our hope his boat, barca National Focus and it is my belief when we face a problem of this magnitude and eventually there will be a response it is Important Research planning an effective and systematic w
And and and it enables those senior stage successfully over many years. Thank you. [applause] thanks to the cochairs for your remarks and if you could please join us on stage. I am hoping we will have time for question and answer but i wanted to ask a couple of questions on the minds of many of you watching so maybe we should jump right in the first talk about the cost implications of the recommendations and there are some items with respect to cost of Health Care System specs i am happy to say a few words but thank u. S. The leader of the task force of any other team of researchers and writers if we could take a moment to recognize those who are involved. [applause] a good part of the indigenous for this report is in fact, the fact that we are increasingly aware of the role of the cost curve of increasing Budget Expenditures costs related to Medicare Medicaid Social Security are three of the most important drivers of deficits is a function dramatically as it is a mention 78 billion ba
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