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GA HR1318
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/22/2018
Primary Sponsor
Samuel Park
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AI Summary
- Creates the House Study Committee on Comprehensive Health and Long-Term Care of Georgia's Aging Population, composed of 5 House members appointed by the Speaker
- Directs the committee to study health care needs of Georgia's aging population, including chronic disease prevention, aging in place strategies, social isolation, and the shift of care financing from the private sector to Medicaid and Medicare
- Addresses the expected 25 percent rise in health care costs by 2030 driven by the doubling of the population age 65 and older over the next 25 years
- Requires the committee to consider funding for community-based programs collaborating between health care and social service agencies, incentives for local planning boards to incorporate senior-friendly housing and community design, and policies to ease burdens on families and public funding
- Committee members may receive per diem allowances for up to 5 days, funded from House appropriations, and the committee stands abolished on December 1, 2018
Legislative Description
House Study Committee on Comprehensive Health and Long-Term Care of Georgia's Aging Population; create
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/26/2018
Full Bill Text
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