GAO Report: Older Americans - HHS Should Apply Leading Practices as It Coordinates Overlapping Programs
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report, "Older Americans: HHS Should Apply Leading Practices as It Coordinates Overlapping Programs."
In fiscal year 2024, Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA)-funded services received about $2.4 billion in appropriations. These services exist alongside other federal programs that provide social services for older adults. GAO was asked to review potential duplication.
The report examines:
- The extent to which duplication, overlap, and fragmentation exist between OAA-funded services and other federal programs for older adults; and
- The steps agencies have taken to manage any duplication, overlap, and fragmentation between OAA-funded services and non-OAA programs.
Services funded under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA), as amended, overlap with 36 other federal programs but do not duplicate the social services and assistance they provide to older adults, according to GAO’s analysis. GAO found that these programs differ in the population served, goals and services provided, or both.
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