House budget plan proposes unjustifiable cuts impacting us all as we age

(American Geriatrics Society) In response to a budget blueprint in the US House of Representatives proposing more than $530 billion in cuts to Medicare and more than $1.5 trillion in cuts to federal health programs overall -- and a time when more Americans than ever before are poised to contribute to our communities thanks to federal services and supports--the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today redoubled its strong opposition to any plan for balancing governmental spending at the expense of...