The politics of aging: the geriatric imperative of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Abstract:

:Committed "to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphans," the federal government through its veterans' programs has long been a pacesetter in meeting some of the income-security and health-care needs of older Americans. But the Department of Veterans Affairs is short of funds. Key policymakers are genuinely divided over how much more they want to invest in the care of aging veterans. This paper assesses four options and concludes that it makes sense to strengthen DVA's internal capacity to meet its geriatric imperative.

journal_name

J Aging Soc Policy

authors

Achenbaum WA

doi

10.1300/J031v03n03_04

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-01-01 00:00:00

pages

33-50

issue

3

eissn

0895-9420

issn

1545-0821

journal_volume

3

pub_type

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