December 13, 2012
Chair’s letter to Congress conveying LCAO Budget Principles related to year-end budget debate (“fiscal cliff”).
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LCAO Federal Budget Principles
Revised December 2012
LCAO Principles reflecting the coalition’s consensus opinions on debt and deficit reduction proposals, including key protections that should be afforded to older adults and their families.
LCAO Medicare Characteristics and Costs Fact Sheet
Revised May 2013
LCAO Fact Sheet detailing the characteristics of Medicare beneficiaries and the out-of-pocket costs they incur for their health care, emphasizing three key facts: (1) the vast majority of beneficiaries have low or modest incomes; (2) the Medicare benefit package is NOT overly generous; and (3) Medicare beneficiaries already pay significant out-of-pocket costs.
LCAO Medicare Home Health Copayments Issue Brief
December 2012
LCAO Issue Brief articulating rationale for opposition to copay proposals for Medicare home health services and proposals to cap payments for episodes of care that would reduce beneficiary access or otherwise restrict the number of home health visits to which beneficiaries are entitled.
LCAO Medigap Issue Brief
December 2012
LCAO Issue Brief articulating opposition to proposals that would add further cost-sharing to Medigap plans or otherwise penalize individuals who have “first-dollar coverage” through increased premiums or surcharges.
LCAO Medicaid Per Capita Caps Issue Brief
November 2012
LCAO Issue Brief articulating rationale for opposing proposals to cap Medicaid payments to states on a per-beneficiary basis (per capita caps).
Letter to Senate Finance re: Extenders Package
October 31, 2012
Letter to Senate Finance Chairman Baucus and Ranking Member Hatch urging support for extension of the Qualified Individual (QI) program, therapy caps exceptions, funding for Medicare low-income outreach and enrollment efforts, and SGR.
Letter to Senate Finance re: Extenders Package
LCAO Sequestration Issue Brief
October 2012
LCAO Issue Brief describing the potential impact of the Budget Control Act (BCA) sequester on Older Americans Act (OAA) and other non-defense discretionary (NDD) programs that support the home and community based services that enable older adults to remain healthy and independent, in their own homes and communities.
LCAO Dual Eligibles Fact Sheet
October 2012
LCAO Fact Sheet on the characteristics of the nine million individuals who receive Medicare and Medicaid (dual eligibles) and issues related to the dual eligible integrated care demonstrations.
LCAO Medicaid Block Grant Issue Brief
October 2012
LCAO Issue Brief articulating rationale for opposing Medicaid block grant proposals.