This letter was sent to Senator Mark Warner and Senator Johnny Isakson
Letter – Support for S. 1549, the “Care Planning Act”
Issue Area: Health
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.
LCAO White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) Documents
The Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) formed a White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) work group to formulate policy priorities and suggestions for the Conference and Regional Forums. The co-chairs, Sarah Lock from AARP and Diane Lifsey from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM), sent a cover letter with LCAO policy documents to Nora Super and the White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) staff. All of the documents are uploaded to the following links and include descriptions outlining their relation to one another.
Cover Letter from co-chairs – Nora Super policy recommendations for the WHCOA – Final
LCAO Policy Priorities – LCAO- WHCoA Priority Policy Recommendations Final
LCAO Policy Document – LCAO WHCoA Policy Catalog Final
LCAO and CCD Joint LTSS Recommendations
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) and the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) jointly reviewed the Commission on Long-Term Care (LTC) reports and outlined several areas that they could support and advance in the future (noted below, not in priority order).
Letter on POTUS FY 2016 Budget – Medicare Proposals
This letter urges the President to abstain from including certain proposals in the FY2016 budget, namely those included in past budgets that would shift additional health care costs to people with Medicare.
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).