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Senate subcommittee hears midpoint report on California's Master Plan for Aging; HICAP and meal programs seek more stable funding
Summary
The California Department of Aging told a Senate budget subcommittee the Master Plan for Aging is at its five‑year midpoint with roughly 300 initiatives launched; department leaders asked to make HICAP investments permanent and to sustain nutrition programs as one‑time modernization funds wind down.
The Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services heard an update on the state's Master Plan for Aging and funding requests for programs that help older Californians access health insurance counseling and meals.
Susan DeMaurice, director of the California Department of Aging, told the committee the state is at the five‑year midpoint of the Master Plan for Aging and has issued the department's fifth annual report. "We have initiated 300 initiatives since the start of the master plan for aging. About three‑fourths of those have been completed," DeMaurice said, and she highlighted local Aging and Disability Action Plans, statewide…
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