LCAO sign-on letter to bill sponsors endorsing the “Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013.”
Letter Endorsing Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013
Tag: Medicare/Medicaid
Testimony for House Ways and Means Medicare Benefit Redesign Hearing
Letter to House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Brady conveying LCAO’s statement for the record for the hearing, “Examining Traditional Medicare’s Benefit Design”
Testimony for Ways and Means Medicare benefit redesign hearing
LCAO Medicare Eligibility Age Issue Brief
LCAO Issue Brief articulating concerns with proposals to raise the eligibility age for Medicare.
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 Medicare Chararcteristics and Costs Fact Sheet
Updated December 2012
LCAO Fact Sheet on the characteristics and out-of-pocket health costs of Medicare beneficiaries.
Letter to House Supporting H.R. 4524, Medicare Advantage Program Integrity Act
May 31, 2012
Sign-on letter to members of the House of Representative expressing support for H.R. 4524, the Medicare Advangage Program Integrity (MAPI) Act.
Letter Supporting Coordination of Pro Bono Medically Recommended Dental Care Act
LCAO letter in support of Coordination of the Pro Bono Medically Recommended Dental Care Act (H.R. 4091/S. 1878), expressing support for their legislation.
Letter Supporting Coordination of Pro Bono Medically Recommended Dental Care Act
Letter to Conferees re: SGR and Medicare Extensions
February 2, 2012
Sign-on letter sent to House and Senate conferees negotiating final extenders package regarding the Qualified Individual (QI) program, the therapy caps exceptions process, and physician fees under the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula.