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| 100 | 1 | ▼a Koff, Theodore H. |
| 245 | 1 0 | ▼a Aging public policy: ▼b bonding the generations / ▼c Theodore H. Koff and Richard W. Park. |
| 250 | ▼a 2nd ed. | |
| 260 | ▼a Amityville, N.Y. : ▼b Baywood Pub. Co. , ▼c c1999. | |
| 300 | ▼a xxv, 419 p. : ▼b ill. ; ▼c 24 cm. | |
| 440 | 0 | ▼a Society and aging series |
| 504 | ▼a Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-399) and index. | |
| 650 | 0 | ▼a Aged ▼x Government policy ▼z United States. |
| 650 | 2 | ▼a Public Policy ▼z United States |
| 700 | 1 | ▼a Park, Richard W. |
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Book Introduction
"Aging Public Policy: Bonding the Generations" is presented in three parts. Part One describes the policy process as a response to human needs through the laws of our country. Part Two explores the national policy development on behalf of older persons. Part Three describes the major public policies on behalf of the elderly that include Social Security, Medicare, The Older Americans Act, institutional care, employment and retirement policies. The final chapter discusses the advocacy process in the field of aging.
Describes the policy process as a response to human needs through the laws of our country; explores the national policy development on behalf of older persons; and describes the public policies on behalf of the elderly that include Social Security, Medicare, The Older Americans Act, institutional care, employment and retirement policies.
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS List of Figures and Tables = xiii INTRODUCTION = xv PART ONE THE POLICY PROCESS : RESPONDING TO HUMAN NEEDS THROUGH LAWS Chapter 1 Constitutional Foundations = 3 Growth of Democracy = 3 The Constitutional Bedrock = 6 Extended Republic = 7 Separation of Powers = 8 Checks and Balances = 9 Federalism = 10 Democracy = 10 The Bill of Rights = 12 Chapter 2 Making Policy in the United States = 15 Types of Policy = 15 The Actors in the Political Process = 17 The Congress = 19 The Bureaucracy = 28 The Courts = 29 The Presidency = 30 Political Parties = 31 The Stages of the Policy Process = 33 Summary = 43 Chapter 3 Historical Background to Aging Policy = 45 17th Century = 46 18th Century = 47 19th Century = 47 20th Century = 49 Formative Years(1935-50) = 51 Federal Expansion Period(1950-72) = 53 Incrementalism and Cost Containment(1972-Present) = 54 Toward a National Policy on Aging : Historical Highlights = 60 Summary of Part One = 69 PART TWO AGING POLICY DEVELOPMENT Chapter 4 The Aging Network = 73 The Older Americans Act = 73 Legislative History of the Older Americans Act = 81 Antecedents of the Older Americans Act = 86 Implementation of the Older Americans Act = 89 The Older Americans Act : Is it U.S. Policy on Aging = 90 A Legislative Calendar of the Older Americans Act = 93 Summary = 118 Chapter 5 Interest and Advisory Groups = 121 Advisory Groups = 121 The Federal Council on the Aging = 125 The White House Conference on Aging = 131 Advisory Group to the Administration on Aging = 139 Advisory Groups to the State Units on Aging and Area Agencies on Aging = 139 Interest Groups = 142 Aging Interest Groups = 146 Summary = 150 Surnmary of Part Two = 151 PART THREE MAJOR PUBLIC POLICIES ON BEHALF OF THE ELDERLY Chapter 6 Social Security = 155 Precedents to Social Security = 155 The Socialist Movement = 157 The Roosevelt Administration = 158 The l935 Law = 163 Major Provisions of the Act = 166 Major Amendments to the Social Security Act = 169 Tax Abatement and Relief Programs for the Elderly = 183 Summary = 186 Chapter 7 Health Care Policies = 187 A Review of Health Care Policy in the United States = 188 Health Research on Aging in the Federal Government = 212 Summary = 219 Chapter 8 Coordinated System of Chronic Care = 221 Coordinating Services into a Continuum of Care : A Response to the Complexity of Chronic Illness = 224 Nursing Home Policies = 228 Payments for Nursing Home Care = 239 Other Institutional Settings = 244 Summary = 253 Chapter 9 Employment and Retirement = 255 Age Discrimination in Employment = 256 Federal Programs for Employment of the Elderly = 264 Historical Development of Pension Plans = 267 The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974(ERISA) = 269 Amendments to ERISA = 275 COBRA = 276 OBRA = 277 Americans with Disability Act(ADA) = 280 Summary = 281 Chapter 10 Housing and Social Services = 283 Housing = 284 Focusing on Human Needs = 287 Major Housing Policies for the Elderly = 290 Federal Housing Programs = 296 Social Services = 311 Education = 314 Legal Services = 316 Caregiver Support = 317 Transportation = 318 Summary = 319 Summary of Part Three = 320 PART FOUR THE ADVOCACY PROCESS IN THE FIELD OF AGING : POLICIES FOR THE FUTURE Chapter 11 Bonding the Generations = 323 APPENDICES Appendix A Congressional Committees and Subcommittees = 331 Appendix B Statutes Establishing and Amending the Older Americans Act = 336 Appendix C Legislative History of the Social Security Act = 337 Appendix D Major Activities of the Federal Council on the Aging = 343 Appendix E Federal Council on the Aging = 352 Appendix F Major Interest Groups in the Field of Aging = 367 Appendix G Medicare Fact Sheet 1999 = 376 Appendix H A Guide to Medicare Plans - 1999 = 380 Appendix I National Institutes of Health = 383 BIBLIOGRAPHY = 385 INDEX = 401