Tag: Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Beneficiary Characteristics and Out-of-Pocket Costs Issue Brief
An updated health issue brief on medicare beneficiary characteristics and out-of-pocket costs.
Chair’s Letter – Opposing Increases in Medicare Part B Premiums and Deductible in 2016 (House)
This letter was sent to all House of Representatives.
Letter Opposing Increases in Medicare Part B Premiums and Deductible in 2016 (House)
Letter – Medicare Observation Status
LCAO sent the following letters to all members of Congress urging members to cosponsor H.R. 1571 and S. 843, the bipartisan “Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015.”
House – LCAO Observation Status Sign-on – House
Senate – LCAO Observation Status Sign-on – Senate
Letter – Medicare Balance Billings
LCAO sent the linked sign-on letter to all members of the House Ways and Means committee expressing deep concern with H.R. 1650, the the Medicare Patient Empowerment Act.
Letter to House – 50th Anniversaries in 2015
The following letter was sent to all members of the House of Representatives highlighting the significant anniversaries of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Older Americans Act (OAA).
Letter to Senate – 50th Anniversaries in 2015
The following letter was sent to all members of the Senate highlighting the significant anniversaries of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Older Americans Act (OAA).
Medicare Part D “Lock-in” Proposal Issue Brief
An LCAO Issue Brief on the Medicare Part D “Lock-In” Proposal Issue Brief to provide guidance on what beneficiary protections are important in any related future legislative proposal.
Letter on Medicare Protection Act (S. 2491)
The advocacy letter to all Senate members expresses the Council’s strong support for the Medicare Protection Act (S. 2491).
Medicare Therapy Cap Exceptions Process Should be Made Permanent Issue Brief
An updated issue brief from LCAO strongly urging Congress to include a permanent fix to the therapy cap exceptions process.