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- Press releases from: February 2013
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Special Committee on Aging Announces First Hearing for the113th Congress
SENATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING Senator Bill Nelson, Chairman Senator Susan M. Collins, Ranking Member WITNESS LIST Strengthening Medicare for Today and the... -
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Senator Plans Fact-Finding Trip on Seniors’ Health, Security
GAINESVILLE, FL -- U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson begins his chairmanship of the Senate's Special Committee on Aging not only with a promise to fight for economic security for elderly... -
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Goverment Takes Steps to Expose Financial Ties Between Drug Makers and Doctors
WASHINGTON D.C. - After more than a year of prodding from the Senate Special Committee on Aging, the federal government took a major step today aimed at exposing potential... - Press releases from: November 2012
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KOHL URGES ACTION ON COMBATTING ELDER FINANCIAL ABUSE
Washington - Today, Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl convened a hearing on combatting the growing problem of financial abuse of older Americans. "Over the... -
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KOHL TO HOLD HEARING TO EXAMINE WAYS TO PREVENT ELDER FINANCIAL ABUSE
On Thursday, November 15, Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) will hold a hearing entitled, "America's Invisible Epidemic: Preventing Elder Financial... - Press releases from: September 2012
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Senators Seek to Protect the Elderly and Taxpayers from Abusive Overprescribing of Antipsychotics
WASHINGTON - Senators Herb Kohl, D-Wis., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., have introduced bipartisan legislation to address the growing costs and concerns... -
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SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION DECLARING NATIONAL FALLS PREVENTION AWARENESS DAY
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), joined by U.S. Sens. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Bernie... -
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Kohl Convenes Roundtable on Long-Delayed Implementation of the Sunshine Act
Washington, D.C. - Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl today convened a roundtable discussion on implementing the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. Kohl and U.S.... - Press releases from: July 2012
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Kohl Presses SSA to Better Inform Public about the Advantages of Waiting to Claim Benefits
WASHINGTON - Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl, D-Wis., held a hearing today to examine the unique issues women face in achieving retirement security. The... -
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Senators Applaud Court’s Ruling Against Pay-for-Delay Settlements
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Herb Kohl, D-Wis., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, are applauding a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that drug companies'... -
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Examining Medicare and Medicaid Coordination for Dual-Eligibles
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will conduct a hearing entitled "Examining Medicare and Medicaid Coordination for Dual-Eligibles" on Wednesday, July 18, at... - Press releases from: June 2012
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KOHL AND HARKIN ANNOUNCE STRONGER PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION OVERSIGHT
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, and U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and... -
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CONGRESS APPROVES KOHL’S SENIOR TRANSIT PROVISIONS
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl, D-Wis., announced several provisions from his legislation, the Senior Transportation and Mobility... -
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Statement on Supreme Court's Decision to Uphold the Affordable Care Act
U.S. Senator Herb Kohl's statement on the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act: I believe the Supreme Court made the right decision today. There is much... -
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KOHL CONTINUES PUSH TO END PAIN MEDICATION DELAYS IN NURSING HOMES
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) today pressed U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on eliminating pain medication delays for nursing home residents. "I am very much... -
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Aging Committee to Examine Ways to Improve Advanced-Illness Care
Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I) will chair a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing on Wednesday, June 13 at 2 p.m. in Dirksen 562 to examine best... -
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Wyden and Kohl Investigate Pension Poaching in VA’s Pension Program at Aging Committee Hearing
Washington, D.C. - Coinciding with the release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report investigating "pension poaching" practices by unscrupulous financial planners... -
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Aging Committee Hearing to Investigate Claims of Exploitation of Seniors Applying for VA’s Pension Plan
Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) will chair a hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 2 pm to hear testimony from government... - Press releases from: May 2012
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Kohl, Grassley and Blumenthal Seek to Cut Misuse of Antipsychotics
WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Herb Kohl, D-Wis., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., today filed an amendment seeking to combat the costly, widespread and... -
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Aging Committee Hearing Focuses on Reducing Long-Term Unemployment Among Older Workers
Washington - Today, Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl convened a hearing on the growing problem of long-term unemployment among older workers. "While many...
