Mitch LaPlante, a researcher at the Center for Personal Assistance Services at UC San Francisco, will appear as a witnesses at the US Senate Finance Hearing titled "Home and Community Based Care: Expanding Options for Long Term Care". The hearing is on Tuesday Sept 25th at 10am in the Dirksen Office Building, Room G-50.

Mike Oxford, Executive Director of the Topeka Independent Living Resource Center, submitted a written testimony in support of, "S. 799, The Community Choice Act".

Senator Tom Harkin, Iowa, co-sponsor of the "Community Choice Act" will begin the hearing with a presentation that will be followed by a panel of 4 presenters:

Bob Liston, Advocate from Montana
Mitch LaPlante, University of California, San Francisco
Patrick Flood, Director of Health and Human Services, Vermont
Kevin Concannon, Director of Health and Human Services, Iowa

Mitch will be presenting testimony including PAS Center research on the topics of unmet need, cost of HCBS vs. institutions, and the cost of the Community Choice Act.