The Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) does not support increasing the Extra Help co-payment for brand name medications. Depending on the proposed increase in co-payments, the cost of medications could more than triple for some Extra Help beneficiaries, making needed prescriptions unaffordable.
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LCAO Fact Sheet re: Medicare Public Opinion Surveys
Updated February 2013
LCAO Fact Sheet regarding public opinion survey results related to proposals to cut Medicare.
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 Medicare Chararcteristics and Costs Fact Sheet
Updated December 2012
LCAO Fact Sheet on the characteristics and out-of-pocket health costs of Medicare beneficiaries.