Study Session: Aging Policy Update: What We Know, What We Don’t Know, and What We Should Fear

Presenter: Bob Blancato, National Coordinator of the bipartisan 3000-member Elder Justice Coalition

Bob discussed the current state of aging policy at the national level under the new Congress and Administration. This presentation focused on key shifts in aging policy,  identified emerging challenges, and outlined advocacy opportunities that will protect and shape services for older Americans in the coming year.

Bob is also the Executive Director of the National Association of Nutrition and Aging Service Programs. He spent 17 years on the staff of the U.S. House Select Committee on Aging and has participated in four White House Conferences on Aging, including as the Executive Director of the 1995 White House Conference on Aging.