| Title (click to view) | Date Posted |
W4A Action Alert: Governor Signs Supplemental Budget and Important Bills
On Tuesday, Governor Gregoire signed the Supplemental Budget and took action on over three dozen other bills. Click on the title for more details and information on what you can do next.
| 4/3/2008 |
W4A Action Alert: Governor Signs
On March 25, 2008, Governor Gregoire signed into law the 2008 "Aging in Place" Bill (HB 2668). She approved the entire bill except for the sections not funded in the final budget. Click on the title for details on what you can do now to to help. | 3/27/2008 |
W4A Action Alert: Urge Full Funding of Aging In Place Bill in Supplemental Budget
| 3/7/2008 |
W4A Action Alert: Fully Fund the “Aging in Place” LTC Bill
| 3/6/2008 |
W4A Action Alert: Fully Fund SB 6222 and HB 2668
Please contact your state legislators now and ask them to support full funding of the long term care expansion bills, SB 6222 and HB 2668. These bills are vitally important to thousands of elders and their families because they allow them to receive needed care in their homes. Delaying these services will be harmful to elders and their families and will be much most costly in the long run. | 2/4/2008 |
W4A Action Alert: Urge U.S. House to Override President’s Veto of OAA Funding Bill
Please urge your U.S. Representative to vote in support of H.R. 3043, the Labor/HHS appropriations bill that provides our community with critical dollars to support older adults. | 11/15/2007 |
2007 W4A Staff Development Day Evaluation
For those of you who were unable to complete the on-site evaluation, we have included it here in an on-line format. Please use the link below to complete the web-based survey. We appreciate your thoughts and feedback.
| 6/17/2007 |
W4A Action Alert: Support Eldercare Funding in Final Budget
Contact your state legislators now while they are coming to agreement on a final operating budget and ask them to please adopt the Senate position with regard to vendor rates and the House position with regard to the Family Support and Respite Program. | 4/4/2007 |
W4A Action Alert: Initial House Budget Proposal Unfair to Elder Care Programs
Contact your State Legislators to tell them how disappointing the initial House budget proposal is for seniors. Only $3 million of the $23 million requested in the Eldercare Alliance Budget Package was funded. | 3/21/2007 |
W4A Action Alert: Support the Entire $23 Million Eldercare Alliance Budget Package
Ask your State legislators to support the entire $23 million Eldercare Alliance Budget Package. This request is part of the Eldercare Alliance Budget package. | 3/12/2007 |
W4A Action Alert: Support A Fair Vendor Rate Increase
Contact your State Legislators to ask them to support a fair vendor rate increase for all parts of the community-based long term care system. This request is part of the Eldercare Alliance Budget package.
| 3/5/2007 |
W4A Action Alert: Support Restoration of 1998 Funding Level for SCSA
Ask your representative to support an $8 M appropriation to restore the 1998 funding level for the Senior Citizens Services Act. This request is part of the Eldercare Alliance Budget package.
| 2/24/2007 |
W4A Action Alert: Support $7M for Family Support and Respite Services
Ask your representative to support the original DSHS request for $7 million to provide for Family Support and Respite Services for people furnishing long term care to their friends and families. This is part of the Eldercare Alliance Budget package.
| 2/15/2007 |
W4A Action Alert: Support Eldercare Alliance Budget Package
Call 800-562-6000 to tell your representative to support the entire Eldercare Alliance Budget Package which includes Equitable Vendor Rate Increases for Community Long Term Care Providers, and prudent investments in the Long Term Care Community Services System. | 2/1/2007 |
W4A Action Alert: Ask Congress to Support Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation
Ask your U.S. Representative to support H.R. 4, the Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Act of 2007. This bill provides the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the authority and a mandate to negotiate prescription drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.
| 1/12/2007 |
W4A Action Alert: Support Funding for Medicare Part D Assistance
With the leadership of Congressman Rick Larsen, a bipartisan letter is being circulated in Congress which seeks funding to support the role of AAAs, Title VI Native American aging programs, and SHIPs in providing enrollment assistance and one-on-one counseling for Medicare Part D. Contact your Representative to ask for their support. | 11/7/2006 |
Gathering of Advisory Council and State Council on Aging Members
| 11/1/2006 |
W4A Action Alert: Thank Congress for OAA Reauthorization
Thanks to the efforts of aging advocates throughout the country, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization was signed into law last week following overwhelming bipartisan support in the House and Senate. Please take a moment to thank your representatives for their swift passage of this important legislation. | 10/25/2006 |
Victory! OAA Bill Passes in Both Senate and House!
Thanks to the persistence of aging advocates, the Older Americans Act reauthorization bill is on its way to becoming law. | 10/3/2006 |
Action Alert: Reauthorize the Older Americans Act
Contact your Legislators and tell them to pass the Older Americans Act Reauthorization this September. | 9/5/2006 |
W4A Staff Development Conference 
Leadership for an Aging Society. June 8th at the Kiana Lodge in Poulsbo | 5/23/2006 |
Action Alert: Urge Congress & Senate to Support AAA's with Medicare Part D Enrollment
The Nation's Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) and Title VI Native American aging programs are in desperate need of federal support for individual counseling and enrollment of seniors in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program. The May 15th deadline for enrollment must be extended. | 3/23/2006 |
State Legislative Session Ends with Wins for the Eldercare Alliance
The Washington State legislative session is over and through your advocacy efforts -- from sending action alert emails to attending Senior Lobby Day in Olympia -- we obtained funding for four of the Eldercare Alliance budget items.
We would like to thank all our members and supporters who took action this session.
| 3/22/2006 |
Action Alert: Thank You for Supporting the Eldercare Alliance
Please take a moment to thank your Washington State legislators for their support of the Eldercare Alliance budget request. | 3/22/2006 |
Action Alert: Urge Legislators to Include All Six Eldercare Alliance Budget Requests
Please use the link above to contact your Washington State Representatives today and ask them to support the remaining four Eldercare Alliance budget requests. | 2/16/2006 |
Action Alert: Support the Eldercare Alliance Proposals
Contact your Washington State Representatives and urge them to support the Eldercare Allinace Budget Request and secure our investment for elders in Washington State. | 1/30/2006 |
Action Alert: Tell Congress to Oppose Medicaid Cuts
Click on the above link to ask your Representative to oppose the budget reconciliation bill (SB 1932) which contains provisions that will hurt Medicaid applicants and participants.
| 1/26/2006 |
W4A Launches New Website
| 1/6/2006 |
W4A finalizes our 2006 Legislative Agenda
| 1/6/2006 |
