On behalf of the 69 members of the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO), I appreciate your vital efforts in expanding coverage and access to the COVID-19 vaccine, including additional funds to support states, localities, and territories as they race to distribute and administer the vaccine.
Letter to Congressional Leadership on COVID Vaccine
LCAO deeply appreciates and concurs wholeheartedly with the incoming administration’s commitment to advancing equity and justice for all people. We are heartened to read the many platforms promoting equity and justice not only for older adults and people with disabilities, but also for multiple racial and ethnic communities and for Tribal Nations, residents of U.S. territories and commonwealths, immigrants, people with limited English proficiency (LEP), LGBTQ+ individuals and families, women, religious communities, and rural communities.
The Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) congratulates you on your election to the Presidency.
Since 1980, LCAO has been the country’s preeminent coalition representing older Americans. Composed of 69 national nonprofit organization members, LCAO focuses on the well-being of America’s older population and is committed to representing their interests in the policy-making arena. LCAO serves as a source of information about issues affecting older persons and provides leadership and vision as America meets the challenges and opportunities presented by its aging society.
As Americans live longer, healthier lives, all of us will likely need long-term services and supports (LTSS) at some point in our lives or will know someone who does. A strong and flexible LTSS system benefits us all at every age, whether we or our loved ones are facing temporary or chronic illness or disability. For too long, the federal government has ignored the urgent need to address in a bipartisan, fiscally responsible manner the emerging LTSS crisis facing older adults and family caregivers.
The Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) is a coalition of national nonprofit organizations concerned about the well-being of America’s older population and committed to representing their interests in the policymaking arena. We, the undersigned LCAO members, write to urge you to include the following important Medicare and Medicaid provisions in the health extenders legislative package that is expected to be considered by December 11.
On behalf of the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO), a coalition of 69 national nonprofit organizations concerned with the well-being of America’s older population, I urge you to take swift action to pass COVID-19 relief legislation that protects the health and well-being of, and provides equitable care and services for, older adults and family caregivers.
On behalf of the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO), a coalition of 69 national nonprofit organizations concerned with the well-being of America’s older population, I urge you to take swift action to pass COVID-19 relief legislation that protects the health and well-being of, and provides equitable care and services for, older adults and family caregivers.
On behalf of the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO), I am writing to urge you to prioritize the health, economic and social welfare needs of vulnerable seniors as you consider legislation providing more economic relief and additional measures to address the public health emergency as the number of individuals infected by COVID-19 continues to surge.
LCAO sent a letter urging Congress to help workers who have lost their job-based health plans because of unemployment or a reduction in their work hours retain their job-based health plan.
LCAO sent a letter to Congress opposing the Oklahoma SoonerCare 2.0 Application Medicare Waiver.
LCAO Letter Opposing Oklahoma SoonerCare