Election 2024—After the Dust Settles
December 10 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Join Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging and the Elder Justice Coalition on December 10, 2024, from 1:00 – 2:00 PM for “Election 2024 – After the Dust Settles.” With the historic and closely contested 2024 election behind us, one thing is clear: the new administration taking office on January 20 will bring with it new priorities in aging policy. Based on the campaign platform, Bob Blancato, President of Matz, Blancato & Associates and National Coordinator of the Elder Justice Coalition, will provide an in-depth analysis of which aging policy issues are likely to take center stage in the coming years, given the new Congress. He will also explore what to expect from the aging policy agenda and whether the election results make a 2025 White House Conference on Aging more—or less—likely.
As we look ahead to 2025, key aging programs will celebrate significant anniversaries: Social Security turns 90, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Older Americans Act mark 60 years, and the Elder Justice Act turns 15. Will these milestones lead to meaningful action or reform for these critical programs?
Speaker
Robert “Bob” Blancato
President, Matz, Blancato and Associates, National Coordinator of the Elder Justice Coalition
Robert Blancato Robert “Bob” Blancato is the National Coordinator of the bipartisan 3000-member Elder Justice Coalition. He is also President of Matz, Blancato and Associates, the Executive Director of the National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, and the National Coordinator of the Defeat Malnutrition Today coalition.
Robert Blancato Robert “Bob” Blancato is the National Coordinator of the bipartisan 3000-member Elder Justice Coalition. He is also President of Matz, Blancato and Associates, the Executive Director of the National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, and the National Coordinator of the Defeat Malnutrition Today coalition.
Bob has long been recognized as a national advocate with policy expertise on behalf of older adults. He has testified numerous times before House and Senate Committees, most recently in 2022 before the House Appropriations Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee.
Bob’s prior work history includes 17 years as a staffer in Congress and an appointment by President Clinton to be the Executive Director of the 1995 White House Conference on Aging, one of four he has participated in. He is a member of the Senior Executive Service.
As a volunteer, he currently serves as second vice chair of the AARP board and is also on the AARP Foundation, and the board of the National Hispanic Council on Aging. From 2019 to 2023, Bob served on the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, appointed by HHS Secretary Azar.
