This article, originally published by Fierce Healthcare, features a statement from The SCAN Foundation’s President and CEO Sarita A. Mohanty. It examines the HHS reorganization and large-scale workforce changes, highlighting the potential impacts on older adults and other vulnerable populations, as well as the importance of agencies that support aging in alignment with Medicare and Medicaid.
She writes, “Any realignment of the agency or its functions must preserve the essential work the government has long done to improve the lives of older adults and ensure alignment with Medicare and Medicaid to improve and expand delivery of the services on which Americans rely.”
This perspective adds to the ongoing dialogue around federal programs supporting older adults and people with disabilities, a conversation that is central to our work at The SCAN Foundation.
Read the full article on Fierce Healthcare website.