What to Expect in the First 100 Days
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025
Start time: 9 AM Pacific | 12 PM Eastern
End time: 10 AM Pacific | 1 PM Eastern
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Description:
As newly elected officials begin to shape their policy agendas, implications for aging services are taking form. In a previous members-only event, we explored potential shifts in aging policy and healthcare following the November election. Join us Jan. 21 for our second installment of this ASA members-only series as we delve deeper into the anticipated changes that may impact aging services during the first 100 days of the new administration.
In this session, policy experts Amy Herr, Bob Blancato and Joel White will provide insights into expected legislative, regulatory and funding priorities. From healthcare and workforce development to housing and social services, we’ll discuss the key issues that could redefine aging services in the months ahead.
Presenters:
Bob Blancato is national coordinator of the bipartisan 3,000-member Elder Justice Coalition, and president of Matz, Blancato and Associates, executive director of the National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, and national coordinator of the Defeat Malnutrition Today coalition. Blancato has long been recognized as a policy expert and national advocate for older adults. In 2019, the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee invited him to testify on a range of issues, including elder justice. His prior work history includes 17 years as a congressional staffer and service as executive director of the 1995 White House Conference on Aging. He is a member of the Senior Executive Service.
Amy Herr, MHS, directs Health Policy for the nonprofit, nonpartisan West Health Policy Center and an expert in state and federal health policy analysis, focusing on Medicare and Medicaid program policy development and implementation, specifically related to integrated care models for older adults. Before joining West Health, Herr was a managing consultant with The Lewin Group, and prior to that she was a health policy analyst for the National Association of State Medicaid Directors and a legislative assistant in the U.S. Senate. Herr serves on ASA’s Board of Directors.
Joel White is founder and president of Horizon Government Affairs, a healthcare consultancy that represents several dozen clients and runs 4 coalitions comprising 200 organizations dedicated to reforms that improve the health system. Since Horizon’s founding in 2007, his team has helped enact more than 50 laws and shape countless regulations governing all aspects of the U.S. healthcare system. Previously, Joel spent 12 years on Capitol Hill, including as staff director of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee.