Even the American Medical Association, the lobbying group for doctors that has been extremely wary of reforms, threw its weight behind theHAA in September.
An important component of theHAA Scholarship Program is providing mentorship opportunities between HAA Scholars and program alumni, as well as between HAA Scholars and HAA Members.
Because theHAA harnesses the vast pool of money that is today distributed inefficiently through the tax break for employer-provided care, and then couples it with clever cost-control mechanisms, the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation have judged that theHAA will be revenue neutral or even revenue-enhancing within a few years.
Dr. Wolniak and his team at NORC were commissioned by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans (HAA) in 2010 to advance the understanding of resilience among HAA Scholars and among at-risk youth generally.