Her work includes legal advocacy to protect the availability of quality home- and community-based long-term care services; end the inappropriate use of psychotropic drugs on people with dementia; fight financial exploitation in long-term care; enforce the rights of those receiving long-term care or government-funded healthcare benefits; reduce anticompetitive practices that increase the cost of prescription drugs and other healthcare services; and fight age and disability discrimination in housing and healthcare services. Before joining AARP Foundation, Iris was a litigator at two international AmLaw 100 firms. She currently serves as the President of the Governing Board of the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care.