Hearings » Meeting the Needs of Family Caregivers of Veterans

June 4, 2009

10:15AM

Subcommittee on Health

Meeting the Needs of Family Caregivers of Veterans

Opening Statements

Witness Testimonies

  • Panel 1
  • Anna Frese, Family Outreach Coordinator for Brain Injury, Wounded Warrior Project
  • Commander René A. Campos, USN (Ret.), Deputy Director, Government Relations, Military Officers Association of America
  • Barbara Cohoon, RN, Ph.D., Government Relations Deputy Director, National Military Family Association

  • Panel 2
  • Jill Kagan, MPH, Chair, ARCH National Respite Coalition
  • Suzanne G. Mintz, President and Co-Founder, National Family Caregivers Association
  • Mark S. Heaney, President and Chief Executive Officer, Addus Healthcare, Inc., Palatine, IL, and, Home Care Aide Section Representative, and Member, Board of Directors, National Association for Home Care and Hospice, Inc.

  • Panel 3
  • Madhulika Agarwal, M.D., MPH, Chief Officer, Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Accompanied By:
  • Lucille Beck, Ph.D., Chief Consultant, Rehabilitation Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Thomas E. Edes, MS, Director, Home and Community-Based Care, Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Thomas J. Kniffen, Chief, Regulations, Staff Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans
  • Edwin L. Walker, Acting Assistant Secretary for Aging, Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Noel Koch, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Office of Transition Policy and Care Coordination, U.S. Department of Defense

  • Panel 4
  • Submissions for the Record 

  • Adrian Atizado, Assistant National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans
  • Hearing Transcript