AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY

Issues pertaining to the coverage and delivery of mental health care provided to older adults; Reform of Medicare physician fee schedule and formula [Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act (H.R. 2810); SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act (S. 1871); SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act (H.R. 4015); Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act (S. 2110)]

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Matched citations: S. 2110

1. Labor-Health and Human Services Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015. Support: * Increased funding for the geriatric health professions education programs under Title VII of the Public Health Service Act and full funding for new programs authorized by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; *Funding to support clinical trials involving older adults;* A GAO study on spending by NIH on conditions and illnesses related tot he mental health of older individuals; * $5 million in funding to continue evidence-based geriatric mental health outreach and treatment programs at CMHS; * $10 million in funding for Centers of Excellence for Depressive and Bipolar Disorders. * Increased funding for HRSA Title VII geriatric education and training programs 2. Support funding for the "National Alzheimer's Project Act" and other funding for Alzheimer's disease and dementia research in the Fiscal year 2015 Labor - HHS - Education Appropriations bill. 3. Oppose any across-the-board cuts or sequesters to nondefense discretionary programs, including medical and scientific research, education and job training, and public health programs. 4. Oppose any funding cuts to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 5. Support increased funding for Federal mental health substance use and treatment services and programs. 6. Support a minimum of $1.101 billion in funding for mental health programs and $2.386 billion for substance use disorder programs under the jurisdiction of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). 7. Oppose cuts in any programs that would impact research funding, workforce training, clinical care, and patient and caregiver support programs targeted to alzheimer's disease and other dementias. 8. Support FY 2015 funding for respite and other family support programs; including the Lifespan Respite Care Program; the National Family Caregiver Support Program; the Native American Caregiver Support Program; and also funding for the Family Support Program under the Developmental Disabilities Act. 9. Provide $10 million to fund Administration for Community Living projects authorized under the "Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006" (Public Law 109-365) to address aging related mental health issues. This funding would include grants to states for mental health screening and treatment services for older adults; programs to increase public awareness of mental disorders in older individuals; and the designation of an Administration for Comminity Living officer to administer mental health services for older Americans. 10. Support funding for the national network of centers of excellence for depressive and bipolar disorders authorized under the "Affordable Care Act." 11. Support increased funding for geriatric mental health research at the National Isntitutes of Health. 12. Support increased funding for psychiatric research at the Department of Veterans Affairs. 13. Support provision of H.J. Res. 59, the bypartisan budget agreement, to avert a reduction in physicians/ Medicare reimbursement through March 31, 2014. 14. Support $32 billion in funding for NIH for Fisal Year 2015. 15. Support $25 million in funding for the Administration for Community Living (ACL) for caregiving and patient support programs in Fiscal Year 2015. 16. Support $200 million in additional funding for NIH research on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders in Fiscal Year 2015.

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Matched citations: H.J. Res. 59

1. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - AAGP urges Congress to replace the current Medicare strategic growth rate (SGR) formula with one that more accurately reflects the volume and intensity of services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries and to take action to avert future cuts in Medicare payments to physicians and other health care providers; to implement a five-year period of stableMedicare physician payments; and transition to an array of new payment models designed to enhance care coordination, quality, appropriatess and cost. 2. Oppose any cuts in Medicare or Medicaid programs that would adversely impact children and adults with behavioral health disorders. 3. Support the "Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act" (H.R. 1838/S. 755) to amend Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to apply the Medicaid primary care payment rate in 2013 and 2014 to additional physicians with a primary specialty designation of neurology, psychiatry, or obstetrics and gynecology. 4. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education Act" (S.709 / H.R.1307) to combine the existing Medicare benefits for diagnosis and care planning for individuals with Alzheimer's disease into a single package of services. 5. Support elimination of the Medicare 190-day lifetime limit for psychiatric hospital care. 6. Support bonus payments under Medicare to clinicians in geriatric specialties. 7. Support H.R. 2810 to provide a multi-year transition from the current Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula to a new value-based program. 8. Oppose H.R. 4302, the "Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014" to postpone the 24 percent in Medicare physician payments for 12 monthw (which was being considered in lieu of a permanent solution to the SGR problem). 9. Support H.R.4015/S.2000, the "SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014" to repeal Medicare's SGR formula and establish a transition to a stable Medicare payment policy.

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Matched citations: H.R.1307

1. Support legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be oblicated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Health Professions Shortage Area.2. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 3. Support legislative implementation of the recommendations contained in the Institute of Medicine report of July 2012 entitled "The Mental health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?" Those recommendations include loan forgiveness and the designation of a specific entity within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate Federal efforts to develop and strengthen the nation's geriatric mental health and substance use workforce. 4. Support the implementation of school and community-based programs to promote mental health to prevent mental illness and substance abuse, provide early interventions for those exhibiting these conditions, and teach students at all levels to recognize the signs of mental illness and addiction and to seek help when needed. 5. Support S.153/H.R. 274, the "Mental Health First Aid Act" to raise awarness and increase public education on mental illness and addiction disorders. Authorize $20 million in grants to fund Mental Health First Aid training programs arouht the country. 6. Support S.195/H.R.625, the "Mental Health in Schools Act" to aid schools and communities in developing policies to address child and adolescent mental health issues and violence when and if it occurs. 7. Support S.116 and H.R.2734, to reauthorize Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act to support active youth suicide prevention grants in 40 states, 85 institutions of higher education and 38 Tribes or Tribal organizations. 8. Support S.380, the "Children's Trauma Recovery Act" to reauthorize the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. 9. Support convening of a White House Conference on Aging. 10. Support legislative proposals to address the lack of health care providers trained to treat older adults with mental disorders. Support proposals dealing directly with incentives to increase the number of specialized providers as well as proposals to increase and enhance research efforts. 11. Support S.1119, the "Positive Aging Act", to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health services for older adults by integrating mental health services into primary care and community settings where older adults reside and/or receive services. 12. Support H.R. 1893, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to address restraint and seclusion in all schools and preventing problematic behavior through the use of de-escalation techniques, conflict management and evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports. 13. Support S.689 the "Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act" to improve school-based mental health care while reviewing SAMHSA programs and initiatives. 14. Support the "Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2013" (S.1562) to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 and funding for its programs. 15. Support the "Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013" (S.313 / H.R.647) to enable individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and other could make tax-deferred contributions for essential services. 16. Urge the House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold hearings on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to help advance the goals set forth in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. 17. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act (S.709 ; H.R.1507) to ensure that individuals receive an appropriate diagnosis and their family members receive information about available care options. 18. Support loan forgiveness for health care professionals who enter geriatric specialities.19. Support requirement that federally funded clinical trials involve older adults when appropriate. These clinical trials must also include older adults from diverse ethnic and cultural groups that comprise rapidly expanding portions of the population. 20. Support S.313/H.R. 647, the "Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013", to amend Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and others could make tax-deferred contributions to be used for essential services.

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Matched citations: H.R.1507

1. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - AAGP urges Congress to replace the current Medicare strategic growth rate (SGR) formula with one that more accurately reflects the volume and intensity of services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries and to take action to avert future cuts in Medicare payments to physicians and other health care providers; to implement a five-year period of stableMedicare physician payments; and transition to an array of new payment models designed to enhance care coordination, quality, appropriatess and cost. 2. Oppose any cuts in Medicare or Medicaid programs that would adversely impact children and adults with behavioral health disorders. 3. Support the "Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act" (H.R. 1838/S. 755) to amend Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to apply the Medicaid primary care payment rate in 2013 and 2014 to additional physicians with a primary specialty designation of neurology, psychiatry, or obstetrics and gynecology. 4. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education Act" (S.709 / H.R.1307) to combine the existing Medicare benefits for diagnosis and care planning for individuals with Alzheimer's disease into a single package of services. 5. Support elimination of the Medicare 190-day lifetime limit for psychiatric hospital care. 6. Support bonus payments under Medicare to clinicians in geriatric specialties. 7. Support H.R. 2810 to provide a multi-year transition from the current Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula to a new value-based program. 8. Oppose H.R. 4302, the "Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014" to postpone the 24 percent in Medicare physician payments for 12 monthw (which was being considered in lieu of a permanent solution to the SGR problem). 9. Support H.R.4015/S.2000, the "SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014" to repeal Medicare's SGR formula and establish a transition to a stable Medicare payment policy.

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Matched citations: H.R. 1838

1. Support legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be oblicated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Health Professions Shortage Area.2. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 3. Support legislative implementation of the recommendations contained in the Institute of Medicine report of July 2012 entitled "The Mental health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?" Those recommendations include loan forgiveness and the designation of a specific entity within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate Federal efforts to develop and strengthen the nation's geriatric mental health and substance use workforce. 4. Support the implementation of school and community-based programs to promote mental health to prevent mental illness and substance abuse, provide early interventions for those exhibiting these conditions, and teach students at all levels to recognize the signs of mental illness and addiction and to seek help when needed. 5. Support S.153/H.R. 274, the "Mental Health First Aid Act" to raise awarness and increase public education on mental illness and addiction disorders. Authorize $20 million in grants to fund Mental Health First Aid training programs arouht the country. 6. Support S.195/H.R.625, the "Mental Health in Schools Act" to aid schools and communities in developing policies to address child and adolescent mental health issues and violence when and if it occurs. 7. Support S.116 and H.R.2734, to reauthorize Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act to support active youth suicide prevention grants in 40 states, 85 institutions of higher education and 38 Tribes or Tribal organizations. 8. Support S.380, the "Children's Trauma Recovery Act" to reauthorize the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. 9. Support convening of a White House Conference on Aging. 10. Support legislative proposals to address the lack of health care providers trained to treat older adults with mental disorders. Support proposals dealing directly with incentives to increase the number of specialized providers as well as proposals to increase and enhance research efforts. 11. Support S.1119, the "Positive Aging Act", to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health services for older adults by integrating mental health services into primary care and community settings where older adults reside and/or receive services. 12. Support H.R. 1893, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to address restraint and seclusion in all schools and preventing problematic behavior through the use of de-escalation techniques, conflict management and evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports. 13. Support S.689 the "Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act" to improve school-based mental health care while reviewing SAMHSA programs and initiatives. 14. Support the "Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2013" (S.1562) to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 and funding for its programs. 15. Support the "Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013" (S.313 / H.R.647) to enable individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and other could make tax-deferred contributions for essential services. 16. Urge the House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold hearings on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to help advance the goals set forth in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. 17. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act (S.709 ; H.R.1507) to ensure that individuals receive an appropriate diagnosis and their family members receive information about available care options. 18. Support loan forgiveness for health care professionals who enter geriatric specialities.19. Support requirement that federally funded clinical trials involve older adults when appropriate. These clinical trials must also include older adults from diverse ethnic and cultural groups that comprise rapidly expanding portions of the population. 20. Support S.313/H.R. 647, the "Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013", to amend Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and others could make tax-deferred contributions to be used for essential services.

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Matched citations: H.R. 1893

1. Support legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be oblicated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Health Professions Shortage Area.2. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 3. Support legislative implementation of the recommendations contained in the Institute of Medicine report of July 2012 entitled "The Mental health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?" Those recommendations include loan forgiveness and the designation of a specific entity within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate Federal efforts to develop and strengthen the nation's geriatric mental health and substance use workforce. 4. Support the implementation of school and community-based programs to promote mental health to prevent mental illness and substance abuse, provide early interventions for those exhibiting these conditions, and teach students at all levels to recognize the signs of mental illness and addiction and to seek help when needed. 5. Support S.153/H.R. 274, the "Mental Health First Aid Act" to raise awarness and increase public education on mental illness and addiction disorders. Authorize $20 million in grants to fund Mental Health First Aid training programs arouht the country. 6. Support S.195/H.R.625, the "Mental Health in Schools Act" to aid schools and communities in developing policies to address child and adolescent mental health issues and violence when and if it occurs. 7. Support S.116 and H.R.2734, to reauthorize Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act to support active youth suicide prevention grants in 40 states, 85 institutions of higher education and 38 Tribes or Tribal organizations. 8. Support S.380, the "Children's Trauma Recovery Act" to reauthorize the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. 9. Support convening of a White House Conference on Aging. 10. Support legislative proposals to address the lack of health care providers trained to treat older adults with mental disorders. Support proposals dealing directly with incentives to increase the number of specialized providers as well as proposals to increase and enhance research efforts. 11. Support S.1119, the "Positive Aging Act", to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health services for older adults by integrating mental health services into primary care and community settings where older adults reside and/or receive services. 12. Support H.R. 1893, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to address restraint and seclusion in all schools and preventing problematic behavior through the use of de-escalation techniques, conflict management and evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports. 13. Support S.689 the "Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act" to improve school-based mental health care while reviewing SAMHSA programs and initiatives. 14. Support the "Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2013" (S.1562) to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 and funding for its programs. 15. Support the "Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013" (S.313 / H.R.647) to enable individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and other could make tax-deferred contributions for essential services. 16. Urge the House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold hearings on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to help advance the goals set forth in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. 17. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act (S.709 ; H.R.1507) to ensure that individuals receive an appropriate diagnosis and their family members receive information about available care options. 18. Support loan forgiveness for health care professionals who enter geriatric specialities.19. Support requirement that federally funded clinical trials involve older adults when appropriate. These clinical trials must also include older adults from diverse ethnic and cultural groups that comprise rapidly expanding portions of the population. 20. Support S.313/H.R. 647, the "Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013", to amend Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and others could make tax-deferred contributions to be used for essential services.

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Matched citations: H.R.2734

1. Support legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be oblicated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Health Professions Shortage Area.2. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 3. Support legislative implementation of the recommendations contained in the Institute of Medicine report of July 2012 entitled "The Mental health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?" Those recommendations include loan forgiveness and the designation of a specific entity within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate Federal efforts to develop and strengthen the nation's geriatric mental health and substance use workforce. 4. Support the implementation of school and community-based programs to promote mental health to prevent mental illness and substance abuse, provide early interventions for those exhibiting these conditions, and teach students at all levels to recognize the signs of mental illness and addiction and to seek help when needed. 5. Support S.153/H.R. 274, the "Mental Health First Aid Act" to raise awarness and increase public education on mental illness and addiction disorders. Authorize $20 million in grants to fund Mental Health First Aid training programs arouht the country. 6. Support S.195/H.R.625, the "Mental Health in Schools Act" to aid schools and communities in developing policies to address child and adolescent mental health issues and violence when and if it occurs. 7. Support S.116 and H.R.2734, to reauthorize Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act to support active youth suicide prevention grants in 40 states, 85 institutions of higher education and 38 Tribes or Tribal organizations. 8. Support S.380, the "Children's Trauma Recovery Act" to reauthorize the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. 9. Support convening of a White House Conference on Aging. 10. Support legislative proposals to address the lack of health care providers trained to treat older adults with mental disorders. Support proposals dealing directly with incentives to increase the number of specialized providers as well as proposals to increase and enhance research efforts. 11. Support S.1119, the "Positive Aging Act", to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health services for older adults by integrating mental health services into primary care and community settings where older adults reside and/or receive services. 12. Support H.R. 1893, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to address restraint and seclusion in all schools and preventing problematic behavior through the use of de-escalation techniques, conflict management and evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports. 13. Support S.689 the "Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act" to improve school-based mental health care while reviewing SAMHSA programs and initiatives. 14. Support the "Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2013" (S.1562) to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 and funding for its programs. 15. Support the "Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013" (S.313 / H.R.647) to enable individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and other could make tax-deferred contributions for essential services. 16. Urge the House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold hearings on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to help advance the goals set forth in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. 17. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act (S.709 ; H.R.1507) to ensure that individuals receive an appropriate diagnosis and their family members receive information about available care options. 18. Support loan forgiveness for health care professionals who enter geriatric specialities.19. Support requirement that federally funded clinical trials involve older adults when appropriate. These clinical trials must also include older adults from diverse ethnic and cultural groups that comprise rapidly expanding portions of the population. 20. Support S.313/H.R. 647, the "Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013", to amend Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and others could make tax-deferred contributions to be used for essential services.

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Matched citations: H.R. 274

1. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - AAGP urges Congress to replace the current Medicare strategic growth rate (SGR) formula with one that more accurately reflects the volume and intensity of services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries and to take action to avert future cuts in Medicare payments to physicians and other health care providers; to implement a five-year period of stableMedicare physician payments; and transition to an array of new payment models designed to enhance care coordination, quality, appropriatess and cost. 2. Oppose any cuts in Medicare or Medicaid programs that would adversely impact children and adults with behavioral health disorders. 3. Support the "Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act" (H.R. 1838/S. 755) to amend Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to apply the Medicaid primary care payment rate in 2013 and 2014 to additional physicians with a primary specialty designation of neurology, psychiatry, or obstetrics and gynecology. 4. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education Act" (S.709 / H.R.1307) to combine the existing Medicare benefits for diagnosis and care planning for individuals with Alzheimer's disease into a single package of services. 5. Support elimination of the Medicare 190-day lifetime limit for psychiatric hospital care. 6. Support bonus payments under Medicare to clinicians in geriatric specialties. 7. Support H.R. 2810 to provide a multi-year transition from the current Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula to a new value-based program. 8. Oppose H.R. 4302, the "Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014" to postpone the 24 percent in Medicare physician payments for 12 monthw (which was being considered in lieu of a permanent solution to the SGR problem). 9. Support H.R.4015/S.2000, the "SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014" to repeal Medicare's SGR formula and establish a transition to a stable Medicare payment policy.

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Matched citations: H.R. 2810

1. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - AAGP urges Congress to replace the current Medicare strategic growth rate (SGR) formula with one that more accurately reflects the volume and intensity of services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries and to take action to avert future cuts in Medicare payments to physicians and other health care providers; to implement a five-year period of stableMedicare physician payments; and transition to an array of new payment models designed to enhance care coordination, quality, appropriatess and cost. 2. Oppose any cuts in Medicare or Medicaid programs that would adversely impact children and adults with behavioral health disorders. 3. Support the "Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act" (H.R. 1838/S. 755) to amend Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to apply the Medicaid primary care payment rate in 2013 and 2014 to additional physicians with a primary specialty designation of neurology, psychiatry, or obstetrics and gynecology. 4. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education Act" (S.709 / H.R.1307) to combine the existing Medicare benefits for diagnosis and care planning for individuals with Alzheimer's disease into a single package of services. 5. Support elimination of the Medicare 190-day lifetime limit for psychiatric hospital care. 6. Support bonus payments under Medicare to clinicians in geriatric specialties. 7. Support H.R. 2810 to provide a multi-year transition from the current Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula to a new value-based program. 8. Oppose H.R. 4302, the "Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014" to postpone the 24 percent in Medicare physician payments for 12 monthw (which was being considered in lieu of a permanent solution to the SGR problem). 9. Support H.R.4015/S.2000, the "SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014" to repeal Medicare's SGR formula and establish a transition to a stable Medicare payment policy.

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Matched citations: H.R.4015

1. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - AAGP urges Congress to replace the current Medicare strategic growth rate (SGR) formula with one that more accurately reflects the volume and intensity of services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries and to take action to avert future cuts in Medicare payments to physicians and other health care providers; to implement a five-year period of stableMedicare physician payments; and transition to an array of new payment models designed to enhance care coordination, quality, appropriatess and cost. 2. Oppose any cuts in Medicare or Medicaid programs that would adversely impact children and adults with behavioral health disorders. 3. Support the "Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act" (H.R. 1838/S. 755) to amend Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to apply the Medicaid primary care payment rate in 2013 and 2014 to additional physicians with a primary specialty designation of neurology, psychiatry, or obstetrics and gynecology. 4. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education Act" (S.709 / H.R.1307) to combine the existing Medicare benefits for diagnosis and care planning for individuals with Alzheimer's disease into a single package of services. 5. Support elimination of the Medicare 190-day lifetime limit for psychiatric hospital care. 6. Support bonus payments under Medicare to clinicians in geriatric specialties. 7. Support H.R. 2810 to provide a multi-year transition from the current Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula to a new value-based program. 8. Oppose H.R. 4302, the "Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014" to postpone the 24 percent in Medicare physician payments for 12 monthw (which was being considered in lieu of a permanent solution to the SGR problem). 9. Support H.R.4015/S.2000, the "SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014" to repeal Medicare's SGR formula and establish a transition to a stable Medicare payment policy.

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Matched citations: H.R. 4302

1. Support legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be oblicated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Health Professions Shortage Area.2. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 3. Support legislative implementation of the recommendations contained in the Institute of Medicine report of July 2012 entitled "The Mental health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?" Those recommendations include loan forgiveness and the designation of a specific entity within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate Federal efforts to develop and strengthen the nation's geriatric mental health and substance use workforce. 4. Support the implementation of school and community-based programs to promote mental health to prevent mental illness and substance abuse, provide early interventions for those exhibiting these conditions, and teach students at all levels to recognize the signs of mental illness and addiction and to seek help when needed. 5. Support S.153/H.R. 274, the "Mental Health First Aid Act" to raise awarness and increase public education on mental illness and addiction disorders. Authorize $20 million in grants to fund Mental Health First Aid training programs arouht the country. 6. Support S.195/H.R.625, the "Mental Health in Schools Act" to aid schools and communities in developing policies to address child and adolescent mental health issues and violence when and if it occurs. 7. Support S.116 and H.R.2734, to reauthorize Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act to support active youth suicide prevention grants in 40 states, 85 institutions of higher education and 38 Tribes or Tribal organizations. 8. Support S.380, the "Children's Trauma Recovery Act" to reauthorize the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. 9. Support convening of a White House Conference on Aging. 10. Support legislative proposals to address the lack of health care providers trained to treat older adults with mental disorders. Support proposals dealing directly with incentives to increase the number of specialized providers as well as proposals to increase and enhance research efforts. 11. Support S.1119, the "Positive Aging Act", to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health services for older adults by integrating mental health services into primary care and community settings where older adults reside and/or receive services. 12. Support H.R. 1893, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to address restraint and seclusion in all schools and preventing problematic behavior through the use of de-escalation techniques, conflict management and evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports. 13. Support S.689 the "Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act" to improve school-based mental health care while reviewing SAMHSA programs and initiatives. 14. Support the "Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2013" (S.1562) to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 and funding for its programs. 15. Support the "Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013" (S.313 / H.R.647) to enable individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and other could make tax-deferred contributions for essential services. 16. Urge the House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold hearings on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to help advance the goals set forth in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. 17. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act (S.709 ; H.R.1507) to ensure that individuals receive an appropriate diagnosis and their family members receive information about available care options. 18. Support loan forgiveness for health care professionals who enter geriatric specialities.19. Support requirement that federally funded clinical trials involve older adults when appropriate. These clinical trials must also include older adults from diverse ethnic and cultural groups that comprise rapidly expanding portions of the population. 20. Support S.313/H.R. 647, the "Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013", to amend Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and others could make tax-deferred contributions to be used for essential services.

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Matched citations: H.R.625

1. Support legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be oblicated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Health Professions Shortage Area.2. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 3. Support legislative implementation of the recommendations contained in the Institute of Medicine report of July 2012 entitled "The Mental health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?" Those recommendations include loan forgiveness and the designation of a specific entity within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate Federal efforts to develop and strengthen the nation's geriatric mental health and substance use workforce. 4. Support the implementation of school and community-based programs to promote mental health to prevent mental illness and substance abuse, provide early interventions for those exhibiting these conditions, and teach students at all levels to recognize the signs of mental illness and addiction and to seek help when needed. 5. Support S.153/H.R. 274, the "Mental Health First Aid Act" to raise awarness and increase public education on mental illness and addiction disorders. Authorize $20 million in grants to fund Mental Health First Aid training programs arouht the country. 6. Support S.195/H.R.625, the "Mental Health in Schools Act" to aid schools and communities in developing policies to address child and adolescent mental health issues and violence when and if it occurs. 7. Support S.116 and H.R.2734, to reauthorize Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act to support active youth suicide prevention grants in 40 states, 85 institutions of higher education and 38 Tribes or Tribal organizations. 8. Support S.380, the "Children's Trauma Recovery Act" to reauthorize the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. 9. Support convening of a White House Conference on Aging. 10. Support legislative proposals to address the lack of health care providers trained to treat older adults with mental disorders. Support proposals dealing directly with incentives to increase the number of specialized providers as well as proposals to increase and enhance research efforts. 11. Support S.1119, the "Positive Aging Act", to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health services for older adults by integrating mental health services into primary care and community settings where older adults reside and/or receive services. 12. Support H.R. 1893, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to address restraint and seclusion in all schools and preventing problematic behavior through the use of de-escalation techniques, conflict management and evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports. 13. Support S.689 the "Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act" to improve school-based mental health care while reviewing SAMHSA programs and initiatives. 14. Support the "Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2013" (S.1562) to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 and funding for its programs. 15. Support the "Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013" (S.313 / H.R.647) to enable individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and other could make tax-deferred contributions for essential services. 16. Urge the House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold hearings on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to help advance the goals set forth in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. 17. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act (S.709 ; H.R.1507) to ensure that individuals receive an appropriate diagnosis and their family members receive information about available care options. 18. Support loan forgiveness for health care professionals who enter geriatric specialities.19. Support requirement that federally funded clinical trials involve older adults when appropriate. These clinical trials must also include older adults from diverse ethnic and cultural groups that comprise rapidly expanding portions of the population. 20. Support S.313/H.R. 647, the "Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013", to amend Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and others could make tax-deferred contributions to be used for essential services.

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Matched citations: S.1119

1. Support legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be oblicated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Health Professions Shortage Area.2. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 3. Support legislative implementation of the recommendations contained in the Institute of Medicine report of July 2012 entitled "The Mental health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?" Those recommendations include loan forgiveness and the designation of a specific entity within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate Federal efforts to develop and strengthen the nation's geriatric mental health and substance use workforce. 4. Support the implementation of school and community-based programs to promote mental health to prevent mental illness and substance abuse, provide early interventions for those exhibiting these conditions, and teach students at all levels to recognize the signs of mental illness and addiction and to seek help when needed. 5. Support S.153/H.R. 274, the "Mental Health First Aid Act" to raise awarness and increase public education on mental illness and addiction disorders. Authorize $20 million in grants to fund Mental Health First Aid training programs arouht the country. 6. Support S.195/H.R.625, the "Mental Health in Schools Act" to aid schools and communities in developing policies to address child and adolescent mental health issues and violence when and if it occurs. 7. Support S.116 and H.R.2734, to reauthorize Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act to support active youth suicide prevention grants in 40 states, 85 institutions of higher education and 38 Tribes or Tribal organizations. 8. Support S.380, the "Children's Trauma Recovery Act" to reauthorize the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. 9. Support convening of a White House Conference on Aging. 10. Support legislative proposals to address the lack of health care providers trained to treat older adults with mental disorders. Support proposals dealing directly with incentives to increase the number of specialized providers as well as proposals to increase and enhance research efforts. 11. Support S.1119, the "Positive Aging Act", to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health services for older adults by integrating mental health services into primary care and community settings where older adults reside and/or receive services. 12. Support H.R. 1893, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to address restraint and seclusion in all schools and preventing problematic behavior through the use of de-escalation techniques, conflict management and evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports. 13. Support S.689 the "Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act" to improve school-based mental health care while reviewing SAMHSA programs and initiatives. 14. Support the "Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2013" (S.1562) to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 and funding for its programs. 15. Support the "Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013" (S.313 / H.R.647) to enable individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and other could make tax-deferred contributions for essential services. 16. Urge the House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold hearings on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to help advance the goals set forth in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. 17. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act (S.709 ; H.R.1507) to ensure that individuals receive an appropriate diagnosis and their family members receive information about available care options. 18. Support loan forgiveness for health care professionals who enter geriatric specialities.19. Support requirement that federally funded clinical trials involve older adults when appropriate. These clinical trials must also include older adults from diverse ethnic and cultural groups that comprise rapidly expanding portions of the population. 20. Support S.313/H.R. 647, the "Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013", to amend Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and others could make tax-deferred contributions to be used for essential services.

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Matched citations: S.116

1. Support legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be oblicated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Health Professions Shortage Area.2. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 3. Support legislative implementation of the recommendations contained in the Institute of Medicine report of July 2012 entitled "The Mental health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?" Those recommendations include loan forgiveness and the designation of a specific entity within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate Federal efforts to develop and strengthen the nation's geriatric mental health and substance use workforce. 4. Support the implementation of school and community-based programs to promote mental health to prevent mental illness and substance abuse, provide early interventions for those exhibiting these conditions, and teach students at all levels to recognize the signs of mental illness and addiction and to seek help when needed. 5. Support S.153/H.R. 274, the "Mental Health First Aid Act" to raise awarness and increase public education on mental illness and addiction disorders. Authorize $20 million in grants to fund Mental Health First Aid training programs arouht the country. 6. Support S.195/H.R.625, the "Mental Health in Schools Act" to aid schools and communities in developing policies to address child and adolescent mental health issues and violence when and if it occurs. 7. Support S.116 and H.R.2734, to reauthorize Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act to support active youth suicide prevention grants in 40 states, 85 institutions of higher education and 38 Tribes or Tribal organizations. 8. Support S.380, the "Children's Trauma Recovery Act" to reauthorize the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. 9. Support convening of a White House Conference on Aging. 10. Support legislative proposals to address the lack of health care providers trained to treat older adults with mental disorders. Support proposals dealing directly with incentives to increase the number of specialized providers as well as proposals to increase and enhance research efforts. 11. Support S.1119, the "Positive Aging Act", to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health services for older adults by integrating mental health services into primary care and community settings where older adults reside and/or receive services. 12. Support H.R. 1893, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to address restraint and seclusion in all schools and preventing problematic behavior through the use of de-escalation techniques, conflict management and evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports. 13. Support S.689 the "Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act" to improve school-based mental health care while reviewing SAMHSA programs and initiatives. 14. Support the "Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2013" (S.1562) to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 and funding for its programs. 15. Support the "Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013" (S.313 / H.R.647) to enable individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and other could make tax-deferred contributions for essential services. 16. Urge the House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold hearings on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to help advance the goals set forth in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. 17. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act (S.709 ; H.R.1507) to ensure that individuals receive an appropriate diagnosis and their family members receive information about available care options. 18. Support loan forgiveness for health care professionals who enter geriatric specialities.19. Support requirement that federally funded clinical trials involve older adults when appropriate. These clinical trials must also include older adults from diverse ethnic and cultural groups that comprise rapidly expanding portions of the population. 20. Support S.313/H.R. 647, the "Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013", to amend Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and others could make tax-deferred contributions to be used for essential services.

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Matched citations: S.153

1. Support legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be oblicated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Health Professions Shortage Area.2. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 3. Support legislative implementation of the recommendations contained in the Institute of Medicine report of July 2012 entitled "The Mental health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?" Those recommendations include loan forgiveness and the designation of a specific entity within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate Federal efforts to develop and strengthen the nation's geriatric mental health and substance use workforce. 4. Support the implementation of school and community-based programs to promote mental health to prevent mental illness and substance abuse, provide early interventions for those exhibiting these conditions, and teach students at all levels to recognize the signs of mental illness and addiction and to seek help when needed. 5. Support S.153/H.R. 274, the "Mental Health First Aid Act" to raise awarness and increase public education on mental illness and addiction disorders. Authorize $20 million in grants to fund Mental Health First Aid training programs arouht the country. 6. Support S.195/H.R.625, the "Mental Health in Schools Act" to aid schools and communities in developing policies to address child and adolescent mental health issues and violence when and if it occurs. 7. Support S.116 and H.R.2734, to reauthorize Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act to support active youth suicide prevention grants in 40 states, 85 institutions of higher education and 38 Tribes or Tribal organizations. 8. Support S.380, the "Children's Trauma Recovery Act" to reauthorize the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. 9. Support convening of a White House Conference on Aging. 10. Support legislative proposals to address the lack of health care providers trained to treat older adults with mental disorders. Support proposals dealing directly with incentives to increase the number of specialized providers as well as proposals to increase and enhance research efforts. 11. Support S.1119, the "Positive Aging Act", to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health services for older adults by integrating mental health services into primary care and community settings where older adults reside and/or receive services. 12. Support H.R. 1893, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to address restraint and seclusion in all schools and preventing problematic behavior through the use of de-escalation techniques, conflict management and evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports. 13. Support S.689 the "Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act" to improve school-based mental health care while reviewing SAMHSA programs and initiatives. 14. Support the "Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2013" (S.1562) to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 and funding for its programs. 15. Support the "Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013" (S.313 / H.R.647) to enable individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and other could make tax-deferred contributions for essential services. 16. Urge the House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold hearings on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to help advance the goals set forth in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. 17. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act (S.709 ; H.R.1507) to ensure that individuals receive an appropriate diagnosis and their family members receive information about available care options. 18. Support loan forgiveness for health care professionals who enter geriatric specialities.19. Support requirement that federally funded clinical trials involve older adults when appropriate. These clinical trials must also include older adults from diverse ethnic and cultural groups that comprise rapidly expanding portions of the population. 20. Support S.313/H.R. 647, the "Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013", to amend Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and others could make tax-deferred contributions to be used for essential services.

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Matched citations: S.195

1. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - AAGP urges Congress to replace the current Medicare strategic growth rate (SGR) formula with one that more accurately reflects the volume and intensity of services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries and to take action to avert future cuts in Medicare payments to physicians and other health care providers; to implement a five-year period of stableMedicare physician payments; and transition to an array of new payment models designed to enhance care coordination, quality, appropriatess and cost. 2. Oppose any cuts in Medicare or Medicaid programs that would adversely impact children and adults with behavioral health disorders. 3. Support the "Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act" (H.R. 1838/S. 755) to amend Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to apply the Medicaid primary care payment rate in 2013 and 2014 to additional physicians with a primary specialty designation of neurology, psychiatry, or obstetrics and gynecology. 4. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education Act" (S.709 / H.R.1307) to combine the existing Medicare benefits for diagnosis and care planning for individuals with Alzheimer's disease into a single package of services. 5. Support elimination of the Medicare 190-day lifetime limit for psychiatric hospital care. 6. Support bonus payments under Medicare to clinicians in geriatric specialties. 7. Support H.R. 2810 to provide a multi-year transition from the current Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula to a new value-based program. 8. Oppose H.R. 4302, the "Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014" to postpone the 24 percent in Medicare physician payments for 12 monthw (which was being considered in lieu of a permanent solution to the SGR problem). 9. Support H.R.4015/S.2000, the "SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014" to repeal Medicare's SGR formula and establish a transition to a stable Medicare payment policy.

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Matched citations: S.2000

1. Support legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be oblicated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Health Professions Shortage Area.2. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 3. Support legislative implementation of the recommendations contained in the Institute of Medicine report of July 2012 entitled "The Mental health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?" Those recommendations include loan forgiveness and the designation of a specific entity within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate Federal efforts to develop and strengthen the nation's geriatric mental health and substance use workforce. 4. Support the implementation of school and community-based programs to promote mental health to prevent mental illness and substance abuse, provide early interventions for those exhibiting these conditions, and teach students at all levels to recognize the signs of mental illness and addiction and to seek help when needed. 5. Support S.153/H.R. 274, the "Mental Health First Aid Act" to raise awarness and increase public education on mental illness and addiction disorders. Authorize $20 million in grants to fund Mental Health First Aid training programs arouht the country. 6. Support S.195/H.R.625, the "Mental Health in Schools Act" to aid schools and communities in developing policies to address child and adolescent mental health issues and violence when and if it occurs. 7. Support S.116 and H.R.2734, to reauthorize Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act to support active youth suicide prevention grants in 40 states, 85 institutions of higher education and 38 Tribes or Tribal organizations. 8. Support S.380, the "Children's Trauma Recovery Act" to reauthorize the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. 9. Support convening of a White House Conference on Aging. 10. Support legislative proposals to address the lack of health care providers trained to treat older adults with mental disorders. Support proposals dealing directly with incentives to increase the number of specialized providers as well as proposals to increase and enhance research efforts. 11. Support S.1119, the "Positive Aging Act", to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health services for older adults by integrating mental health services into primary care and community settings where older adults reside and/or receive services. 12. Support H.R. 1893, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to address restraint and seclusion in all schools and preventing problematic behavior through the use of de-escalation techniques, conflict management and evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports. 13. Support S.689 the "Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act" to improve school-based mental health care while reviewing SAMHSA programs and initiatives. 14. Support the "Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2013" (S.1562) to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 and funding for its programs. 15. Support the "Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013" (S.313 / H.R.647) to enable individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and other could make tax-deferred contributions for essential services. 16. Urge the House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold hearings on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to help advance the goals set forth in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. 17. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act (S.709 ; H.R.1507) to ensure that individuals receive an appropriate diagnosis and their family members receive information about available care options. 18. Support loan forgiveness for health care professionals who enter geriatric specialities.19. Support requirement that federally funded clinical trials involve older adults when appropriate. These clinical trials must also include older adults from diverse ethnic and cultural groups that comprise rapidly expanding portions of the population. 20. Support S.313/H.R. 647, the "Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013", to amend Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and others could make tax-deferred contributions to be used for essential services.

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Matched citations: S.313

1. Support legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be oblicated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Health Professions Shortage Area.2. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 3. Support legislative implementation of the recommendations contained in the Institute of Medicine report of July 2012 entitled "The Mental health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?" Those recommendations include loan forgiveness and the designation of a specific entity within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate Federal efforts to develop and strengthen the nation's geriatric mental health and substance use workforce. 4. Support the implementation of school and community-based programs to promote mental health to prevent mental illness and substance abuse, provide early interventions for those exhibiting these conditions, and teach students at all levels to recognize the signs of mental illness and addiction and to seek help when needed. 5. Support S.153/H.R. 274, the "Mental Health First Aid Act" to raise awarness and increase public education on mental illness and addiction disorders. Authorize $20 million in grants to fund Mental Health First Aid training programs arouht the country. 6. Support S.195/H.R.625, the "Mental Health in Schools Act" to aid schools and communities in developing policies to address child and adolescent mental health issues and violence when and if it occurs. 7. Support S.116 and H.R.2734, to reauthorize Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act to support active youth suicide prevention grants in 40 states, 85 institutions of higher education and 38 Tribes or Tribal organizations. 8. Support S.380, the "Children's Trauma Recovery Act" to reauthorize the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. 9. Support convening of a White House Conference on Aging. 10. Support legislative proposals to address the lack of health care providers trained to treat older adults with mental disorders. Support proposals dealing directly with incentives to increase the number of specialized providers as well as proposals to increase and enhance research efforts. 11. Support S.1119, the "Positive Aging Act", to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health services for older adults by integrating mental health services into primary care and community settings where older adults reside and/or receive services. 12. Support H.R. 1893, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to address restraint and seclusion in all schools and preventing problematic behavior through the use of de-escalation techniques, conflict management and evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports. 13. Support S.689 the "Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act" to improve school-based mental health care while reviewing SAMHSA programs and initiatives. 14. Support the "Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2013" (S.1562) to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 and funding for its programs. 15. Support the "Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013" (S.313 / H.R.647) to enable individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and other could make tax-deferred contributions for essential services. 16. Urge the House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold hearings on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to help advance the goals set forth in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. 17. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act (S.709 ; H.R.1507) to ensure that individuals receive an appropriate diagnosis and their family members receive information about available care options. 18. Support loan forgiveness for health care professionals who enter geriatric specialities.19. Support requirement that federally funded clinical trials involve older adults when appropriate. These clinical trials must also include older adults from diverse ethnic and cultural groups that comprise rapidly expanding portions of the population. 20. Support S.313/H.R. 647, the "Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013", to amend Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and others could make tax-deferred contributions to be used for essential services.

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Matched citations: S.380

1. Support legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be oblicated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Health Professions Shortage Area.2. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 3. Support legislative implementation of the recommendations contained in the Institute of Medicine report of July 2012 entitled "The Mental health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?" Those recommendations include loan forgiveness and the designation of a specific entity within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate Federal efforts to develop and strengthen the nation's geriatric mental health and substance use workforce. 4. Support the implementation of school and community-based programs to promote mental health to prevent mental illness and substance abuse, provide early interventions for those exhibiting these conditions, and teach students at all levels to recognize the signs of mental illness and addiction and to seek help when needed. 5. Support S.153/H.R. 274, the "Mental Health First Aid Act" to raise awarness and increase public education on mental illness and addiction disorders. Authorize $20 million in grants to fund Mental Health First Aid training programs arouht the country. 6. Support S.195/H.R.625, the "Mental Health in Schools Act" to aid schools and communities in developing policies to address child and adolescent mental health issues and violence when and if it occurs. 7. Support S.116 and H.R.2734, to reauthorize Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act to support active youth suicide prevention grants in 40 states, 85 institutions of higher education and 38 Tribes or Tribal organizations. 8. Support S.380, the "Children's Trauma Recovery Act" to reauthorize the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. 9. Support convening of a White House Conference on Aging. 10. Support legislative proposals to address the lack of health care providers trained to treat older adults with mental disorders. Support proposals dealing directly with incentives to increase the number of specialized providers as well as proposals to increase and enhance research efforts. 11. Support S.1119, the "Positive Aging Act", to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health services for older adults by integrating mental health services into primary care and community settings where older adults reside and/or receive services. 12. Support H.R. 1893, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to address restraint and seclusion in all schools and preventing problematic behavior through the use of de-escalation techniques, conflict management and evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports. 13. Support S.689 the "Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act" to improve school-based mental health care while reviewing SAMHSA programs and initiatives. 14. Support the "Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2013" (S.1562) to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 and funding for its programs. 15. Support the "Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013" (S.313 / H.R.647) to enable individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and other could make tax-deferred contributions for essential services. 16. Urge the House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold hearings on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to help advance the goals set forth in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. 17. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act (S.709 ; H.R.1507) to ensure that individuals receive an appropriate diagnosis and their family members receive information about available care options. 18. Support loan forgiveness for health care professionals who enter geriatric specialities.19. Support requirement that federally funded clinical trials involve older adults when appropriate. These clinical trials must also include older adults from diverse ethnic and cultural groups that comprise rapidly expanding portions of the population. 20. Support S.313/H.R. 647, the "Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013", to amend Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and others could make tax-deferred contributions to be used for essential services.

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Matched citations: S.689

1. Support legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be oblicated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Health Professions Shortage Area.2. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 3. Support legislative implementation of the recommendations contained in the Institute of Medicine report of July 2012 entitled "The Mental health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?" Those recommendations include loan forgiveness and the designation of a specific entity within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate Federal efforts to develop and strengthen the nation's geriatric mental health and substance use workforce. 4. Support the implementation of school and community-based programs to promote mental health to prevent mental illness and substance abuse, provide early interventions for those exhibiting these conditions, and teach students at all levels to recognize the signs of mental illness and addiction and to seek help when needed. 5. Support S.153/H.R. 274, the "Mental Health First Aid Act" to raise awarness and increase public education on mental illness and addiction disorders. Authorize $20 million in grants to fund Mental Health First Aid training programs arouht the country. 6. Support S.195/H.R.625, the "Mental Health in Schools Act" to aid schools and communities in developing policies to address child and adolescent mental health issues and violence when and if it occurs. 7. Support S.116 and H.R.2734, to reauthorize Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act to support active youth suicide prevention grants in 40 states, 85 institutions of higher education and 38 Tribes or Tribal organizations. 8. Support S.380, the "Children's Trauma Recovery Act" to reauthorize the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. 9. Support convening of a White House Conference on Aging. 10. Support legislative proposals to address the lack of health care providers trained to treat older adults with mental disorders. Support proposals dealing directly with incentives to increase the number of specialized providers as well as proposals to increase and enhance research efforts. 11. Support S.1119, the "Positive Aging Act", to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health services for older adults by integrating mental health services into primary care and community settings where older adults reside and/or receive services. 12. Support H.R. 1893, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to address restraint and seclusion in all schools and preventing problematic behavior through the use of de-escalation techniques, conflict management and evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports. 13. Support S.689 the "Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act" to improve school-based mental health care while reviewing SAMHSA programs and initiatives. 14. Support the "Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2013" (S.1562) to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 and funding for its programs. 15. Support the "Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013" (S.313 / H.R.647) to enable individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and other could make tax-deferred contributions for essential services. 16. Urge the House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold hearings on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to help advance the goals set forth in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. 17. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act (S.709 ; H.R.1507) to ensure that individuals receive an appropriate diagnosis and their family members receive information about available care options. 18. Support loan forgiveness for health care professionals who enter geriatric specialities.19. Support requirement that federally funded clinical trials involve older adults when appropriate. These clinical trials must also include older adults from diverse ethnic and cultural groups that comprise rapidly expanding portions of the population. 20. Support S.313/H.R. 647, the "Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013", to amend Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and others could make tax-deferred contributions to be used for essential services.

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Matched citations: S.709