LCAO Drug Rebates Issue Brief
January 2013 LCAO Issue Brief advocating for restoring Medicaid-level drug prices rebates for low-income Medicare beneficiaries who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid and for beneficiaries...
View ArticleLCAO Income Related Premiums Issue Brief
January 2013 LCAO Issue Brief articulating rationale for opposition to further income-relating (means testing) Medicare premiums which will negatively impact more middle-income individuals and do...
View ArticleLCAO Medicare Eligibility Age Issue Brief
LCAO Issue Brief articulating concerns with proposals to raise the eligibility age for Medicare. LCAO Medicare Eligibility Age Issue Brief The post LCAO Medicare Eligibility Age Issue Brief appeared...
View ArticleIssue Brief: Medicaid Block Grants (Nov 2013)
Issue Brief: Medicaid Block Grants (Nov 2013) The post Issue Brief: Medicaid Block Grants (Nov 2013) appeared first on LCAO.
View ArticleIssue Brief: Medicaid Per Capita Caps (Nov 2013)
Issue Brief: Medicaid Per Capita Caps (Nov 2013) The post Issue Brief: Medicaid Per Capita Caps (Nov 2013) appeared first on LCAO.
View ArticleIssue Brief: Further Income-Relating (Means Testing) Medicare Premiums Would...
Issue Brief: Further Income-Relating (Means Testing) Medicare Premiums Would Shift More Costs onto the Middle Class (Nov 2013) The post Issue Brief: Further Income-Relating (Means Testing) Medicare...
View ArticleIssue Brief: Reforming Medigap Plans by Shifting Costs onto Beneficiaries: A...
Issue Brief: Reforming Medigap Plans by Shifting Costs onto Beneficiaries: A Flawed Approach to Medicare Savings (Nov 2013) The post Issue Brief: Reforming Medigap Plans by Shifting Costs onto...
View ArticleIssue brief: Altering Extra Help Copayments
The Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) does not support increasing the Extra Help copayment for brand name medications. Depending on the proposed increase in copayments, the cost of...
View ArticleIssue Brief – Building On What Works: Restoring Medicare Drug Rebates
An update to a previous issue brief on Medicare Drug Rebates. Issue Brief – Medicare Drug Rebates The post Issue Brief – Building On What Works: Restoring Medicare Drug Rebates appeared first on LCAO.
View ArticleIssue Brief – Reforming Medigap Plans By Shifting Costs Onto Beneficiaries
An updated health issue brief “Reforming Medigap Plans By Shifting Costs Onto Beneficiaries: A Flawed Approach to Medicare Savings”. Issue Brief Medigap July 2014 The post Issue Brief – Reforming...
View ArticleIssue Brief – Medicare Therapy Cap Exceptions Process Should be Made Permanent
An updated issue brief from LCAO strongly urging Congress to include a permanent fix to the therapy cap exceptions process. LCAO IB Therapy Cap July 2014 The post Issue Brief – Medicare Therapy Cap...
View ArticleIssue Brief – Medicare Beneficiary Characteristics and Out-of-Pocket Costs
An updated health issue brief on medicare beneficiary characteristics and out-of-pocket costs. LCAO IB Medicare Bene characteristics updated June 2014 The post Issue Brief – Medicare Beneficiary...
View ArticleIssue Brief – Medicare Part D “Lock-in” Proposal
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. LCAO LockIn Part...
View ArticleIssue Brief – Medicaid Per Capita Caps
An updated issue brief outlining how a per capita cap, as some suggest in Congress, would spell danger for our country’s most vulnerable citizens. LCAO Medicaid PCC Issue Brief Final The post Issue...
View ArticleLCAO Home Health Copayments Issue Brief
The updated issue brief outlines LCAO’s position and rational on any copayment proposal for Medicare home health services. LCAO Copay Issue Brief Feb 2015 The post LCAO Home Health Copayments Issue...
View ArticleIssue Brief – Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Fund
The Leadership Council of Aging Organizations has published an issue brief describing the importance of the Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Fund. The issue brief is primarily based on...
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