White House Announces Coordinated Effort To Combat Elder Financial Abuse
Posted on 06/18/2012 by Carole Fleck | Money and Work | Comments
Bulletin Today | Home & Family | Money & Savings | Your LifeHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Thursday that a coordinated federal effort has been put in place to address the devastating and increasing problem of elder financial abuse. At a White House forum on elder abuse and financial exploitation, Sebelius says a $5.5 million grant under the Affordable Care Act will be used to create a federal elder justice coordination team, including officials from the Justice Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). That team will examine previously “fragmented” elder abuse initiatives …
