Tell Your Senators to Support and Cosponsor the Caring for an Aging America Act (S. 1095)

Ask your Senators to copsonsor the Caring for an Aging America Act (S. 1095), introduced by Senators Boxer (D-CA), Collins (R-ME) and Kohl (D-WI), and Sanders (I-VT).  If enacted, the bill recognizes the importance of ensuring that the healthcare workforce is prepared to meet the needs of the nation’s growing population of older adults.

This year the first baby boomers turned 65 years old and by 2029 this group will total an estimated 70 million people, far outpacing our current health care system’s capacity to care for them. The Caring for an Aging America Act is will attract health professionals to the field of geriatrics and gerontology by providing them with loan repayment opportunities in exchange for agreeing to work in underserved areas. This bipartisan bill expands the Health Resources and Services Administration’s National Health Service Corps Program to include primary health care professionals with training in geriatrics and gerontology.