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- Press releases from: March 2015
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Senate Aging Committee Fraud Hotline Sees Increase in Reports Related to IRS Phone Scams
WASHINGTON, DC-- With the tax filing deadline just over a month away, Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Claire McCaskill announced that... -
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Senate Aging Committee to Hold Hearing Examining Why Many Americans Are Financially Unprepared for Retirement
WASHINGTON, DC—Nationally, one in four retired Americans has no source of income beyond Social Security. In... -
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Sens. Collins and McCaskill Question Why More Isn't Being Done to Remove Social Security Numbers from Medicare Cards
WASHINGTON, DC-- Despite the fact that more than a decade has passed since the Government Accountability Office (GAO) singled out the widespread use of Americans’ Social... - Press releases from: February 2015
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Senate Aging Committee to Examine Financial Exploitation of Seniors
WASHINGTON, DC- Financial exploitation of older Americans is a growing epidemic that cost seniors an estimated $2.9 billion in 2010, according to the Government Accountability... - Press releases from: December 2014
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A warning for seniors this holiday season
Washington, D.C.—Today, the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging released a bi-partisan report detailing the most common types of fraud reported to the committee over the... -
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Report Recommends Ways to Increase Affordable Drugs Within Medicare Rx Program
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging unveiled a new bipartisan report today that focuses on ways to increase the use of generic drugs within the... - Press releases from: November 2014
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Hearing to Press Prepaid Debit Card Companies and Retailers on Efforts to Curb Phone Scams
WASHINGTON- The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will hold a hearing on Wednesday to examine what prepaid debit card companies and retail stores are doing to help prevent... - Press releases from: September 2014
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GAO: Action Needed to Combat $5 Billion Tax Refund Fraud
WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) must take bold and innovative action to combat more than $5 billion in fraudulent identity theft tax refunds, according to a... -
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Hearing to Spotlight Impact of Student Loan Debt on Seniors
WASHINGTON –A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report set to be released on Wednesday says that student loan debt is on the rise among seniors. The report,... - Press releases from: July 2014
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Senate Hearing to Examine Rise of Hospital Observation Stays
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will hold a hearing on Wednesday to examine the rising use of hospital observation stays for Medicare patients. The... -
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Senate Aging Committee Leaders Respond to SSA Announcement on Benefit Verification Letters
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Susan Collins (R-ME), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following statements... -
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Senate Hearing to Examine Rise in Grandparent Scams
WASHINGTON– When 81-year-old Cincinnati resident Roger W. answered a call in December, he thought it was his grandson on the other end of the phone. The... -
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ASSOCIATED PRESS: Medicare providers complain of duplicative audits
July 09, 2014 12:14 PM KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Health care companies say they're losing millions of dollars that are tied up in appeals because of... - Press releases from: June 2014
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Committee to Examine Long-Term Impact of Sports-Related Brain Injuries
WASHINGTON, DC – Two former professional athletes, an NFL player and WWE wrestler, will head to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to share their stories about how repeated... -
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Senate to Hold Hearing on Social Security office closures and service cuts
WASHINGTON, DC– The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will hold a hearing on Wednesday to examine the impact of recent Social Security field office closures and service... - Press releases from: May 2014
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Lawmakers Join All-Out Push to Combat Medicare Fraud
Contact: Bryan Gulley (Aging), (202) 224-7752Ryan Brown (Nelson), (202) 224-1679Jen Burita (Collins), (202) 224-9229Jennie Westbrook (Carper), (202) 224-2627Jill Gerber (Grassley),... -
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Senate Panel to Hold Hearing on Cancer Research
WASHINGTON, DC – Valerie Harper, who rose to fame on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and “Rhoda” will head to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to advocate on behalf of... - Press releases from: April 2014
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ASSOCIATED PRESS: Senate Examines Precious Metal Scams on Seniors
SENATE EXAMINES PRECIOUS METAL SCAMS ON SENIORS BY JENNIFER C. KERR ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- Joe Melomo thought the phone call promising a "safe" investment in gold and... -
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Senate to Hold Hearing on Precious Metal Scams
Note: Today’s hearing will be streamed live on the committee website. You can watch it, as well as access witness testimony, chairman and ranking member... -
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Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes Solicitations Under Scrutiny
WASHINGTON, DC -- A Senate Special Committee on Aging investigation is raising questions about whether consumers are being misled by deceptive sweepstakes promotions from...
