SERVICES TO OLDER AMERICANS HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING UNITED STATES SENATE NINETIETH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION PART 1-WASHINGTON D.C. LAW LIBRARY NUV 7 83-481 O JUNE 22 AND 23, 1967 Printed for the use of the Special Committee on Aging U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1967 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office ке CONTENTS Williams, Harrison A., Jr., chairman, Special Committee on Aging--- David, Alvin M., Assistant Commissioner for Program Evaluation and Planning, Social Security Administration; Carruth J. Wagner, Assistant Surgeon General; and George A. Silver, M.D., Deputy Assistant Sec- retary for Health and Scientific Affairs; accompanied by Jeffrey H. Weiss, operations research analyst, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Program Coordination, and John Grupenhof, Legislative unit, Office Nolen, Dr. William A., Litchfield, Minn...-- Edelman, John W., president, and William R. Hutton, executive director, National Council of Senior Citizens; and Frank Wallick, legislative staff of the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agri- cultural Implement Workers of America, UAW__. James, George, M.D., dean, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City, and Milton I. Roemer, M.D., professor, School of Public Health, Cervantes, Rev. Lucius F., S. J., Ph. D., professor of sociology, St. Louis Guiney, Mary K., project director and planning consultant on aging to STATEMENTS Alex, Morris, M.D., medical director, home care program, St. Louis, Mo--- Coe, Rodney M., Ph. D., Washington University, St. Louis--- Davis, Mary E., M.S.W., director of social services for the Catholic Hos- McNerney, Walter J., president, Blue Cross Association. Williams, Cary M., Suncoast Progress, Inc., St. Petersburg, Fla-----. Cervantes, A. J., mayor, St. Louis, Mo.: Letter to Hon. George A. Smathers, |