LCAO approved a Chairs letter to Congress urging members to repeal and replace the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula, and to enact a permanent solution for critical health care extenders during the current lame duck session of Congress.
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Letter – Senate FY-2015 Omnibus Appropriations
LCAO sent the attached FY15 appropriation request letter for an omnibus appropriations bill with 43 sign-on’s to Congress. The letter urges the completion of an omnibus spending bill in the lame-duck session for Labor-HHS-Education funding, to include funding for Older Americans Act programs to pre-sequester FY 2010 levels and related funding requests deemed the highest priority by LCAO. This version of the letter was sent to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies.
Letter – House FY-2015 Omnibus Appropriations
LCAO sent the attached FY15 appropriation request letter for an omnibus appropriations bill with 43 sign-on’s to Congress. The letter urges the completion of an omnibus spending bill in the lame-duck session for Labor-HHS-Education funding, to include funding for Older Americans Act programs to pre-sequester FY 2010 levels and related funding requests deemed the highest priority by LCAO. This version of the letter was sent to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies.
Chair’s Letter on OAA Reauthorization
At the September 3rd Full Council meeting, the Community Services committee recommended another letter should be sent on behalf of the LCAO from the Chair to motivate Congress to reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA) this fall. The council unanimously passed this motion and the Chair has now finalized the letter.
Letter to Social Security Administration in Support of Annual Social Security Statements
Letter from Leadership Council of Aging Organizations Chair Richard J. Fiesta to Social Security Administration Acting Commissioner in support of using increased funding to provide annual Social Security statements.
Letter to Social Security Administration Commissioner Colvin on DOMA Implementation, Windsor Ruling
LCAO sends a message to Acting Social Security Administration Commissioner on the pending implementation of Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Edith Schlain Windsor.
Letter to Commissioner Colvin on DOMA Windsor Implementation
Chair’s Letter on Older Americans Act Reauthorization
LCAO letter thanking Senators Harkin, Alexander, Sanders and Burr for their leadership in crafting the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 1562). LCAO also expresses eagerness to work to build upon the successes of the OAA in the current reauthorization process and beyond.
Letter to Long-Term Care Commissioners
LCAO and the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities congratulatory letter to the Long-Term Care Commissioners on their appointments and their inaugural meeting of the Commission on Long-Term Care. The letter provided a set of consensus principles for reform.
LCAO/CCD Principles for Long-Term Services and Supports
Information on LCAO and Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) principles on long-term services and supports. This is intended to provide a framework for focusing attention, generating discussion and crafting solutions to the problem in the near future.
LCAO 2012 Presidential Candidates Survey
February 29, 2012
LCAO survey sent to 2012 Presidential Candidates