Published in RINewsToday on May 4, 2026
In 2023, Primary Care for All Americans (PC4AA) was launched as a national initiative to raise primary care as a public policy priority and advocate for payment reform to promote universal access to high-quality primary care. Primary care physician and former Rhode Island Health Director Dr. Michael Fine is the driving force and co-founder of PC4AA. He is also the author of several books, including “Healthcare Revolt” and “On Medicine as Colonialism.”
When asked why PC4AA was needed, Dr. Fine responded: “ We wondered about that ourselves. Physician groups tend to focus on pocketbook issues. Public health folks focus on health outcomes. But no one was putting it all together. And no one was specifically involving communities or showing them how they could provide primary care to everyone, in part because primary care is so affordable,” he said.
Dr. Fine explains the organization’s focus, stating: “Our mission is very clear. We exist to help communities figure out how to provide primary care to everyone, learning from the experience we gained in Scituate, Rhode Island.” In Scituate, the community locally funded a voucher program that successfully provided primary care to all uninsured residents for over two decades. “It’s the only place that we know of that assures everyone has access to primary medical and dental care,” he says, highlighting a replicable model.
Dr. Fine maintains that comprehensive primary care is a surprisingly affordable essential service, with its per-person cost comparable to municipal services such as police, fire, and road maintenance.
PC4AA’s influence and policy impact derive from the scale of its collaboration rather than from formal enrollment numbers alone. By uniting primary care physicians, health policy experts, patient advocates, academic leaders, and public health professionals, the coalition helps build nationwide consensus for health care reform—especially in making primary care accessible to all Americans, says Dr. Fine.
The coalition’s community-building efforts are apparent in its active workgroups. “We have over a thousand people in local or state workgroups who clicked ‘Join Us’ on our website, and they participate in some way,” says Dr. Fine. He further stresses that their growth is tracked by the number of these workgroups joining monthly online meetings and through the passage of primary care legislation at the state level.
Dr. Fine notes that the difficulty of accessing primary care inspired the creation of PC4AA. He notes that primary care uniquely improves public health while reducing costs, and that an adequate number of primary care doctors is essential to making healthcare affordable.
According to Dr. Fine, less than 43 percent of Americans have meaningful primary care relationships, a figure that is falling as fewer medical students choose primary care. Internationally, effective, affordable health care systems have at least 50 percent of physicians in primary care, he says.
Responding to these primary care workforce trends, PC4AA’s top priority is to expand access to primary care nationwide. “We need thousands of new primary care clinicians,” says Dr. Fine, explaining that this can be accomplished by establishing new medical and physician assistant schools and by increasing residency programs.
PC4AA also advocates for reducing primary care doctors’ workloads, eliminating preauthorization and cutting administrative duties, and improving reimbursement. Although accounting for less than 4 percent of health spending, primary care accounts for half of all patient visits, costing about $575 per person annually, out of an average total of $15,000.
Having operated for over three years Dr. Fine acknowledges a major challenge the group faces: a “feeling of impotence.” Although healthcare may seem “too big and scary for some” and many believe that “only the big guys can fix it,” Dr. Fine insists that the power to make systemic changes actually lies with communities. He points out, “Look at how Newport fought successfully to keep their birthing center open, or what Scituate did.”
While these may be viewed like temporary strategic challenges, Dr. Fine reframes these obstacles as chances for growth and community empowerment.
Fine argues that fixing the healthcare system requires a broad-based social movement, similar to past movements for abolition and suffrage, to restore community agency and build a system that serves people ahead of profit.
Communities can take forward-thinking actions to solve their own healthcare problems, says Dr. Fine, by creating local primary care reports, passing city council resolutions, and building scholarship programs to grow their own healthcare workforce.
“Get started, have a conversation, understand that you can do this because you can,” states Fine. He challenges readers to actively join the movement—by connecting with local efforts, attending on-line meetings, and spreading the message in their communities. “Take concrete steps, unite others, and turn awareness into real progress. Together, we can build the future of primary care from the ground up.”
PC4AA Welcomes First Executive Director
According to its March 31 newsletter, PC4AA announced the hiring of Neda Ashtari, MD, MPP, as its first Executive Director. This appointment arrives at a time when the nation is fiercely debating how to expand access to health care and reduce spiraling costs.
In the newsletter, PC4AA writes: “Dr. Ashtari brings to PC4AA something rare and deeply needed—a combination of lived experience, clinical insight, policy expertise, and movement-building leadership. As a physician serving in the safety net in Los Angeles during residency, she cared for patients managing a broken system where access too often depended on income and coverage status. She watched as patients were lost in the system due to insurance gaps or delayed medical care because of costs. These were not abstract policies; they were daily realities.”
The newsletter also highlights Dr. Ashtari’s own perspective: “I keep coming back to a simple conclusion,” she writes. “Lasting reform starts with universal access to primary care.” It notes that this conviction has guided her work for more than a decade across organizing, policy, and clinical care.
PC4AA further points out in the newsletter that Dr. Ashtari has led national advocacy campaigns, including the American Medical Student Association’s Lower Drug Prices Now initiative, coordinating organizing efforts across more than 30 chapters nationwide. Through her leadership with Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, she helped build coalitions that expanded access to lifesaving medications globally—work recognized in the documentary White Coat Rebels.
The newsletter emphasizes that she co-founded Protect US, a public health nonprofit focused on expanding access, strengthening public health infrastructure, and combating misinformation. After serving as Associate Director of Health Policy at the Center for American Progress, Dr. Ashtari recently assumed a new role as Director of Federal Affairs at the American Medical Association, where she advocates on behalf of clinicians and patients on Medicare Advantage policy.
Looking forward, Dr. Ashtari outlines her vision for the role in the newsletter: “As PC4AA’s Executive Director, I will work to translate the organization’s grassroots energy into a durable national movement—one capable of changing how primary care is valued, funded, and delivered across the country.”
The newsletter closes by emphasizing a consistent theme across her work: Dr. Ashtari is “not only a thinker, but a builder,” noting that she understands policy alone is not enough—lasting change requires organizing and translating values into durable systems that people can rely on.
Mark Your Calendar
The organization is convening the “Health Care Renaissance Summit,” its inaugural gathering to build a coordinated national movement for primary care reform. The summit, scheduled for May 20, 2026, at the Le Méridien Hotel in Cambridge, MA, brings together an eclectic group of stakeholders—including clinicians, community organizers, medical students, policymakers, and advocates—reflecting PC4AA’s strategy of linking grassroots organizing with policy change.
“According to PC4AA, this one-day national summit is designed to be interactive and results-driven. The event features keynote speaker Dr. Jonathan Fitzsimons—a family physician and Medical Lead of the Renfrew County Virtual Triage and Assessment Centre—along with talks from national leaders, skill-building workshops, and “table talks.” These joint sessions allow participants to share strategies and unique experiences. Core discussions focus on practical approaches, such as advancing local policy resolutions, launching student-driven initiatives, and strengthening state- and community-based coalitions.”
Organizers hope attendees leave the summit with practical tools for local organizing and real-world examples to bring home to their communities. The event connects people to a national support network and advances PC4AA’s mission to expand primary care access through community-led work that creates lasting change.
Ticket Pricing is $50 for students and $250 for general admission. Register now at https://pc4aasummit.netlify.app/# to be part of this movement for healthcare reform and help drive change in primary care in your community.
Summit sponsors include: New Bedford Community Health (New Bedford, Massachusetts); City of Pawtucket (Pawtucket, Rhode Island); Tufts University School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine; The Meyers-Keller Fund for Good Works (Denver, Colorado); Elation Health (San Francisco, California); and Michael Kaplan, MD(Lenox, Massachusetts).
To visit PC4AA’s website, go to https://primarycareforallamericans.org/
Listen to Dave Chase’s Relocalizing Health podcast interview with Dr. Michael Fine, “How Primary Care and Community Agency Can Transform Healthcare from Extraction to Empowerment,” at: https://relocalizinghealth.com/episode/how-primary-care-and-community-agency-can-transform-healthcare-from-extraction-to-empowerment
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New AARP Report: Unpaid Care Skyrockets to over $1 Trillion
Published in RINewsToday on April 6, 2025
AARP’s latest report reveals a staggering surge in the economic value of unpaid family caregiving, now exceeding $1 trillion. Since 2006, AARP’s Public Policy Institute has tracked this value through its Valuing the Invaluable reports. Last week, at a virtual media briefing, the organization released its seventh report, Valuing the Invaluable 2026: Family Caregivers’ Contribution Reaches $1 Trillion, delivering a strong message: in 2024, family caregivers provided nearly 50 billion hours of mostly uncompensated care—valued at a whopping $1.01 trillion. Sixteen years earlier, AARP estimated the value of uncompensated care was just $350 billion.
Building on the previous data, the 9-page report, released on March 26, 2026, by AARP’s Public Policy Institute, emphasizes throughout that caregiving impacts not just families, but also the economy, labor market, and healthcare system.
It estimates that 59 million caregivers contributed a total of 49.5 billion hours of care each year, valued at $20.41 per hour. Using the Caregiving in the US 2025 data set (which uses new statistical methods that incorporate the range of tasks and support that family caregivers provide), this amounts to about $1.01 trillion annually. For comparison, family caregivers’ economic contribution surpasses the combined federal, state, and local Medicare spending in 2024 ($931.7 billion) and nearly doubles out-of-pocket health care spending ($556.6 billion).
To further accentuate the magnitude, the report calculates that the nearly 49.5 billion hours of uncompensated care provided annually equal the labor of about 24 million full-time workers—that’s 17% of the nation’s full-time workforce.
According to the AARP report, American adults spend as much time on caregiving duties as on everyday activities, such as housecleaning and preparing meals, and almost twice as much time as they spend on religious activities and volunteering combined.
This unpaid care—delivered by caregivers to older adults, neighbors, and friends—enables millions to remain independent in their homes and communities. The report warns that, without this assistance, millions of Americans would be forced to rely on assisted living or costly nursing facility care, resulting in significantly higher costs for public programs such as Medicaid. However, it also recognizes that this support comes at a steep personal cost to caregivers, often undermining their health, emotional state, financial security, and general well-being.
Beyond national implications, AARP’s caregivers report also provides state-by-state estimates of the number of caregivers, total hours provided, economic value, and the average hourly value of care.
These state figures, for example, show that the estimated value of caregiving ranges from $14.12 per hour in Louisiana to $27.05 per hour in Washington, reflecting regional differences. In Rhode Island, approximately 155,000 family caregivers provide 111 million hours of unpaid care, valued at $2.8 billion, or about $25.07 per hour.
Continuing this deeper look, the AARP report finds that family caregivers now provide more care than ever, averaging 27 hours per week. More than half—57%—deliver high-intensity care: tasks such as bathing, dressing, wound care, and administering injections.
Presser Announces New Caregiver Report’s Release
To explore the report’s findings in greater depth, AARP convened a 40-minute panel moderated by Ilse Zuniga, Director of External Relations. This discussion brought together Dr. Myesha Minter-Jordan (AARP CEO), Nancy LeaMond (Executive Vice President and Chief Engagement Officer), Paula Cunningham (AARP Michigan State Director), Rita B. Choula (Senior Director at AARP’s Public Policy Institute and lead author), and Megan O’Reilly (Government Affairs Department).
During the panel, Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan, AARP’s CEO and physician, addressed the 30 journalists present, stating that family caregivers are underwriting a service that millions depend on daily.
She emphasized that, with family caregiving now exceeding $1 trillion annually, employers, healthcare providers, and policymakers must do more to recognize and support caregivers as they fill essential gaps in the healthcare system.
Dr. Jordan said caregiver stories are powerful and often painful, stressing that AARP is working to magnify these voices and advocate for concrete policies that recognize caregivers’ economic contributions.
“Given that most Americans will either be a caregiver or need one at some point in their lives, we need to do better,” Dr. Jordan told the journalists.
“AARP is supporting bold solutions to assist America’s caregivers, says Dr. Jordan. “These include a national paid family and medical leave policy, as well as greater respite services and resources, such as those offered in states through partnerships with United Way and AARP’s 211 Caregiver Support Hotline.”
She concluded that the released report should be a wake-up call and an opportunity for action, hoping that it will drive real, long-lasting change.
Nancy LeaMond, AARP Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer, noted, “Caregiving is not simply a family issue; it’s a labor force, economic, and healthcare issue that compels action. Behind every data point is a person—a daughter, husband, grandchild, or neighbor.”
According to LeaMond, AARP has been working relentlessly to raise caregiving as a national priority and to push for common-sense, bipartisan solutions that can save caregivers time and money.
LeaMond added that the organization has worked to raise the visibility of caregiving, making it a national priority at both the state and federal levels. She noted, “Oklahoma became the first state in 2023 to pass a comprehensive state-wide caregiver tax credit to put money back in the pockets of family caregivers,” with Nebraska following the next year.
Additionally, she stated that 12 other states have considered enacting statewide caregiver tax credit legislation during the 2026 legislative session.
LeaMond further reported that on Capitol Hill, AARP has been advancing legislation such as the Credit for Caring Act, which offers a $5,000 federal tax credit to offset caregiving expenses, and the Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act, which allows family caregivers to use Health Savings Accounts or Flexible Savings Accounts for care expenses for parents.
Paula Cunningham added a personal dimension, relating stories to illustrate the intense, unceasing nature of caregiving. She narrated stories of caregivers forced to draw from their savings or reduce work commitments, such as Deb Conja, an attorney from Okemos, Michigan, who left her job to care for her mother.
She also shared the experience of a Detroit military veteran who, after two tours of service, described caregiving for her mother as the hardest job she’s ever had—an indication of the intensity of these responsibilities.
“Navigating through who to call and when to call, and what kind of services are available is another layer of stress that we’re trying to help reduce,” says Cunningham. She noted that AARP Michigan is calling for funding for a Caregiving Resource Center to provide one-stop online shopping and connect 1.6 million Michigan caregivers across the state with the support services they need.
AARP Michigan is also pushing to expand access to funding for home- and community-based services that are necessary for caregivers to stay in the workplace, says Cunningham.
Finally, during the Q&A, Megan O’Reilly from AARP’s government affairs department responded to Politico journalist Robert King about whether a federal crackdown on fraud in personal care services could undermine governmental efforts to support family caregivers. “Fraud is a crime, and those who commit fraud should be held accountable. But we have to make sure that we’re protecting the care and the need for the essential care and services that our communities and loved ones need to remain at home…,” she said.
In response to a question, Rita B. Choula, the AARP report’s lead author, provided extra insights as to how the economic value of care was calculated for the latest report.
Today, caregiving encompasses much more than just taking someone to a provider’s office, paying bills, or even mowing the lawn, says Choula, noting that the economic value of care must account for the complexity of the care provided. “Individuals are now doing things in the home that medical providers and professionals were trained to do,” she notes, explaining that these new duties have resulted in using a higher hourly wage to calculate the cost of unpaid care.
AARP provides resources to help families navigate the myriad of caregiving challenges by connecting them to reliable resources in every state. AARP’s state-by-state Family Caregiver Resource Guides help family caregivers access key programs, services, and agencies right in their community. Additionally, through its partnership with United Way Worldwide, caregivers can access local support services in 28 states by calling 211, including help finding in-home care, respite care, transportation, and other essential services.
A Final Note…
Urgent policy action must be taken by Congress and state legislatures to provide the concrete financial support needed to deliver real financial relief and structural support for America’s caregivers through measures such as tax credits and paid family leave. It is the right thing to do!
House Lawmakers Must Not View Aging as a Partisan Issue
Published in RINewsToday on March 30, 2026
The Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO), representing 69 national groups dedicated to the well-being of seniors, is urging Congress to support H. Res. 1013, a bipartisan resolution introduced by Reps. Seth Magaziner (D-RI) and Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), which would reestablish the Permanent House Select Committee on Aging (HSCoA). Reestablishing this committee strengthens House congressional oversight, crucial for meeting the needs of a growing older population.
The original HSCoA served as the House’s investigative panel to spotlight aging issues until 1993, when it was dismantled at the end of the 102nd Congress as part of a budget reduction that cut $1.5 million in funding. From 1974 to 1993, the committee fostered bipartisan collaboration to address a myriad of issues affecting older Americans, expanding its membership from 35 to 65 as its political influence grew. While the House allowed its committee to expire over 30 years ago, the U.S. Senate continues to operate a Special Committee on Aging.
Today’s aging policy challenges now demand bipartisan solutions and comprehensive, coordinated action. The reestablishment of the HSCoA is a necessary, nonpartisan step to addressing these urgent policy needs.
Working Closely with Standing Committees
“Jurisdiction over many programs affecting seniors is spread across multiple standing committees, making it difficult to fully address problems that do not fit neatly into one category,” said Max Richtman, president of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare and chair of LCAO. “The nation faces intergenerational challenges, including increasing strain on family caregivers and a persistent retirement security crisis, which demand forward-looking solutions. A select committee with broad jurisdiction is uniquely positioned to address these issues.”
In a March 16 LCAO endorsement letter, Richtman emphasized that a reestablished committee would be active and engaged—holding field hearings, convening teleconferences, and incorporating community perspectives directly into policymaking.
Support from LCAO’s member organizations underscores that the passage of H. Res. 1013 is a national priority, not a narrow concern. As Richtman noted, the nation’s largest aging coalition is calling for the immediate reinstatement of the House Aging Committee.
Reestablishing the committee would also restore balance to Congress’s approach to aging policy, notes LCAO’s endorsement letter. In recent years, the Senate’s Special Committee on Aging has played a vital bipartisan role in highlighting issues such as elder abuse, scams and fraud, high prescription drug costs, the impact of COVID-19, financial pressures on retirees, and the growing crisis of social isolation. The House lacks a comparable legislative panel—an absence that becomes more significant as the population continues to age.
Without a dedicated body to examine the full scope of aging policy, critical issues risk fragmentation, oversight gaps, and delays. In the past, HSCoA hearings provided a forum for bipartisan debate and dialogue, helping bridge philosophical political divides and enabling standing committees to advance informed legislative solutions.
On January 21, 2026, lawmakers introduced H. Res. 1013 and referred it to the House Rules Committee. As of this writing, the resolution remains in committee, awaiting hearings, markup, or a floor vote.
“It is too hard to be a senior in the United States, and Congress has a responsibility to do more for today’s growing population of older Americans and future generations,” said Rep. Magaziner, the bill’s primary sponsor. “Reestablishing the Select Committee on Aging would create a dedicated forum to address these challenges and help ensure Americans can retire with dignity.”
“America’s seniors built this country, and they deserve more than gratitude—they deserve action,” added Rep. Salazar, an original cosponsor. “From rising health care costs to housing and long-term care, their challenges are too important to be buried in bureaucracy. This committee would provide focus, coordination, and accountability, and deliver meaningful solutions so seniors can live with security and purpose.”
As a cosponsor, Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI) supports bringing back the HSCoA. “With rising costs, threats to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and scams targeting older Rhode Islanders, it is essential that we deliver real solutions for America’s seniors,” says Amo.
As Co-Chair of the Stop Scams Caucus, Rep. Amo introduced the STOP Scams Against Seniors Act to ensure investigators have the resources needed to protect seniors from losing their life savings and to help them retire with dignity. “I supported reestablishing this committee in the 118th Congress, and I remain committed to elevating the voices of seniors in the legislative process,” he says.
Can a Bipartisan Proposal Pass in a Divided House?
“AARP supports exploring the restoration of a House Aging Committee to help encourage bipartisan dialogue and elevate issues important to older adults,” said Debra Whitman, AARP’s chief public policy officer.
AARP Board Member Bob Blancato, former staff director of the House Subcommittee on Human Services, highlighted the strategic importance of AARP’s backing. “AARP’s support gives bipartisan weight to the resolution and can motivate lawmakers across the aisle to consider it,” he said.
Blancato called restoring the committee a “sound policy decision,” noting that the growth of the older population makes action urgent. “The sheer increase in the number of older adults since 1993 is reason enough,” he said, pointing out that the oldest baby boomers are now turning 80. “President Donald Trump, the oldest sitting president in U.S. history, turns 80 on June 14, 2026,” he added.
He also noted that a single vote in 1993 eliminated HSCoA and several other committees as part of an effort led by House Democratic leadership to reduce government spending. Blancato suggested the resolution could pass in today’s Republican-controlled House if lawmakers see it as politically advantageous, adding that Rep. Salazar, a Republican, could play a key role in building support.
Still, Blancato acknowledged uncertainty about how effective a modern version of the committee might be. “It’s a dicey question—it depends on the issues they take on,” he said. However, he emphasized that a reestablished committee could play a crucial role by holding hearings on Social Security reform proposals from both parties.
Rep. Magaziner’s effort to secure a Republican cosponsor reflects the kind of thoughtful, collaborative leadership our country needs—especially as America’s older adult population continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, says aging advocate Vincent Marzullo, a former federal civil rights and social justice administrator. “By working across party lines, he is helping to refocus national attention on a myriad of pressing challenges facing older Americans,” he says.
“Rep. Magaziner’s bipartisan initiative also underscores a shared commitment to dignity, respect, and opportunity for seniors, adds Marzullo, who serves on the Congressman’s senior advisory council, calling a bipartisan approach a constructive path to addressing the needs of aging communities nationwide.
Robert Weiner, former chief of staff of the HSCoA under the late Chairman Claude Pepper (D-FL), now director of an ongoing op-ed writing group recruiting young journalists, which won the National Press Club President’s Award, noted that similar resolutions have been introduced in six previous congressional sessions. He said bipartisan support—including from Rep. Salazar, a member of the House Problem Solvers Caucus—could improve the resolution’s chances for passage.
However, Weiner argued that attracting Republican cosponsors should not be difficult. “Historically, Republicans have received strong support from older voters,” he said. “Bipartisan sponsorship should help overcome partisan resistance,” he believes.
Given that Rep. Salazar is a Republican member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, Weiner agrees that it is now time to urge the Problem Solvers Caucus to endorse and become cosponsors of H. Res. 1013. “The Aging Committee has always been bipartisan, with House leaders including not only Pepper and Ed Roybal (D-CA)as chairs, but supportive ranking minority members, including then House members — later Senators — Charles Grassley (R-IA), William Cohen (R-ME), and John Heinz (R-PA),” notes Weiner. He added that the passage could depend on political timing. “It can and should be a shared victory,” Weiner said. “If not this year, then next year.”
A Call for Support
It is time for the Tallahassee, Florida–based Claude Pepper Foundation to step forward and formally endorse H. Res. 1013. The Foundation’s mission—to advance the ideas, values, and public policy legacy of the late Sen. Pepper, ensuring they remain part of contemporary American discourse—aligns directly with the purpose of this bipartisan resolution.
At its core, the Foundation educates federal and state policymakers and advocates for initiatives that enhance the quality of life for all Americans. H. Res. 1013 embodies that commitment. Endorsing this measure would not only honor Sen. Pepper’s legacy but also reinforce the Foundation’s leadership in shaping policies that address the needs of a growing aging population.
The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, established in January 2017 as an outgrowth of the No Labels organization, was created to foster cooperation across party lines on key policy issues. Nearly evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans, the caucus has demonstrated that consensus-driven policymaking is both possible and necessary.
During the 119th Congress, the Problem Solvers Caucus endorsed 12 legislative proposals. Notably, however, none directly addressed aging programs or services. As an original cosponsor of H. Res. 1013, Rep. Salazar is well-positioned to urge the caucus’s co-chairs—Representatives Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY)—along with their colleagues, to make this resolution their 13th endorsed proposal.
Addressing the needs of older Americans should never be viewed as a partisan issue. Reestablishing the House Select Committee on Aging is a practical, bipartisan step that lawmakers from both parties can and should strongly support.
Restoring the committee is essential—not only to revive a once-vital congressional institution, but also to ensure that today’s Congress is now equipped to meet the evolving needs of the nation’s rapidly aging population.
LCAO member organizations endorsing H. Res. 1013 include AARP, Justice in Aging, CWI Works, Inc., Alzheimer’s Association, Village to Village Network, Gerontological Society of America, Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies, Meals on Wheels America, International Association for Indigenous Aging, APWU, Retirees Department, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), PHI, LeadingAge, Aging Life Care Association, National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA), Post Acute and Long Term Care Medical Association, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM), National Council on Aging, USAging, Mairead Painter, CT State Long Term Care Ombudsman, National Adult Protective Services; and National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs (NANASP), among others.
Read the full resolution here https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1013/text
Rep. Magaziner’s one-minute floor statement calling for the passage of H. Res. 1013 – see it here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=IygZGcwnFPg&si=MLAAdY6QctiXd1TF
To read LCAO’s endorsement of H. Res. 1013, go to https://www.lcao.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/LCAO-Chairs-Letter-Endorsing-H.-Res.-1013.pdf.
Herb Weiss 