The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL), along with other organizations advocating for older adults, sent collectively this week a coalition letter to the U.S. House VA Committee Chair and Ranking Member along with House Leadership. The letter encourages support during this lame duck session for movement of H.R. 8371, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. This comprehensive bill includes a scaled back version of H.R .1815, the Expanding Veterans’ Options for Long Term Care Act. This is legislation NCAL endorses that creates a pilot program for eligible veterans to receive AL care paid for by the VA. We have advocated for H.R. 1815 during previous AHCA/NCAL Congressional Briefing fly-in events. NCAL will keep its membership apprised of any potential developments.