An update to a previous issue brief on Medicare Drug Rebates.
Tag: Issue Brief
Altering Extra Help Co-payments Issue Brief
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.
LCAO Issue Brief on Medicare Physican Payment Reform Principles
Issue Brief articulating LCAO principles for Medicare physician payment reform, including proposals for a permanent sustainable growth rate (SGR) fix.
LCAO Delivery System Issue Brief
Issue Brief on potential health delivery system reforms.
LCAO Medicare Eligibility Age Issue Brief
LCAO Issue Brief articulating concerns with proposals to raise the eligibility age for Medicare.
LCAO Income Related Premiums Issue Brief
January 2013
LCAO Issue Brief articulating rationale for opposition to further income-relating (means testing) Medicare premiums which will negatively impact more middle-income individuals and do nothing to rein in overall health care costs.
LCAO Income Related Premiums Issue Brief