The House of Representatives passed its reconciliation budget legislation, H.R.1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBB Act), which may increase the deficit and trigger cuts to Medicare under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act. The bill also includes massive cuts to...

The annual congressional budget process is underway for FY 2026 and the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) and Geriatrics Academic Career Award (GACA) Program receive their budget from Congress as part of this process. As the only federal programs designed...

Join AGS and contact your legislators to ask them to cancel the 2.83% cut in Medicare payments that took effect on January 1, 2025, and provide a meaningful payment increase by supporting H.R.879, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025. As...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) receive their budget from Congress as part of the annual appropriations process that is currently underway for FY 2026.Sustained and increased federal investments in scientific research will...

We are hopeful that you will join AGS’ advocacy as the annual congressional budget process is currently underway for FY 2026. Write your elected officials to increase funding at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to support aging research. Please write to your...