Media Advisories

2005 White House Conference on Aging Policy Committee to Hold Third Meeting

11/29/2004

The Policy Committee for the 2005 White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) will hold its third meeting to plan for the implementation of the Conference to be held October 23-26, 2005 in Washington, D.C. The Committee will continue its conversation about the 2005 Conference, the agenda and Conference format.

The Committee is honored to have a presentation from Mark B. McClellan, M.D. Ph.D., Administrator for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services about the impact of the baby boomers on the future of Medicare and to solicit his views about the general state of health care in the future.

When: Wednesday, December 1, 2004
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. McClellan presentation

Where: Conference Room
American Association of Homes and Services for
the Aging
2519 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.

Contact: Nora Andrews at 301-443-2874

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The mission of the WHCoA is to make policy recommendations to the President and Congress, and to assist the public and private sectors in promoting dignity, health, independence, and economic security of current and future generations of older persons. In addition to addressing issues of the current older population, the 2005 White House Conference has a mandate to focus on needs and impact of those individuals born between 1946 and 1964 (baby boomers). White House Conferences on Aging have occurred every decade since 1961. The 2005 WHCoA will be the first of the 21 st Century. To learn more about the 2005 White House Conference on Aging, please visit http://www.whcoa.gov