PRINTER'S NO. 2741
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
619
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY HENNESSEY, NEILSON, TOOHIL, MURT, DiGIROLAMO,
BAKER, MILLARD, ENGLISH, KORTZ, V. BROWN, HELM, BOBACK,
EVERETT, CALTAGIRONE, WARD, LONGIETTI, DAVIS, READSHAW, DUSH,
SONNEY, MARSICO, SAYLOR, JOZWIAK, MENTZER, THOMAS,
SCHLOSSBERG, WHEELAND, SCHWEYER, GAINEY, P. COSTA, STEPHENS,
M. K. KELLER, DRISCOLL, BRIGGS, GROVE, MEHAFFIE, SOLOMON,
WARREN, PETRI, FRANKEL, BULLOCK AND KINSEY, NOVEMBER 21, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
NOVEMBER 21, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 20th anniversary of Pennsylvania's Living
Independence for the Elderly (LIFE) program.
WHEREAS, Most older Pennsylvanians wish to continue living in
their homes and their communities for as long as economically
and medically feasible; and
WHEREAS, In 1997 the Congress of the United States created
the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly as a Medicaid
option for states, an innovative model that employs a hands-on,
community-based approach to providing a broad range of
integrated and comprehensive health care, social and family
support services designed to help frail seniors remain
independent for as long as possible through a program of managed
long-term services and supports; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania became one of the first states to
implement the program, known in this Commonwealth as the Living
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Independence for the Elderly (LIFE) program, to take advantage
of the special opportunity the new program model offered; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's LIFE program provides participants
with an alternative to nursing home care, enabling them to
remain in their own homes and communities and live happier and
more productive, fulfilling lives; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's LIFE program providers currently
serve more than 6,000 Pennsylvanians in 41 counties; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's LIFE program continues to grow and
serve more people in more parts of this Commonwealth, with
planning under way to bring the LIFE program to every corner of
this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, This year marks the 20th anniversary of the LIFE
program in this Commonwealth; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
20th anniversary of the LIFE program; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives acknowledge the
exceptional role the LIFE program has played in improving the
welfare and lives of thousands of older Pennsylvanians since the
program's inception; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
the 11 organizations that provide LIFE program services to older
Pennsylvanians today.
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