- Press releases from: March 2015
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Joint Press
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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Minority Press
Senators Call on Congress to Make Fighting Alzheimer's Disease an Urgent National Priority
WASHINGTON, DC—This year, 5.2 million Americans will suffer from the devastating emotional and economic toll caused by Alzheimer’s disease. According to a recent... -
Minority Press
Senate Aging Committee Holds Hearing to Examine Financial Exploitation of Seniors
WASHINGTON, DC- Financial exploitation of older Americans is a growing epidemic that cost... -
Joint Press
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: January 2015
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Minority Press
Sen. Collins Leads Bipartisan Letter to the President Calling for Increased Funding for Alzheimer's Disease in FY 2016 Budget
WASHINGTON, DC-- Senator Susan Collins, who chairs the Senate Special Committee on Aging and is Co-Chair of the Congressional Alzheimer’s Task Force, has lead a bipartisan... -
Minority Press
Retirement Security: A Path Forward
WASHINGTON, DC— Nationally, one in four retired Americans has no source of income beyond Social Security. In addition, a Gallup survey published in 2012 found that nearly six... -
Minority Press
Sens. Collins and McCaskill Announce Continuation of Aging Committee Fraud Hotline
WASHINGTON, DC-- The recently-elected Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Senators Susan Collins and Claire McCaskill, respectively, announced... -
Minority Press
Sen. Susan Collins Officially Assumes Role of Chairman of Senate Aging Committee
WASHINGTON, DC— Senator Susan Collins today was officially elected as the Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, a Committee on which she has served as Ranking... - Press releases from: December 2014
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Joint Press
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... -
Joint Press
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... -
Minority Press
Federal Funding Bill Includes Senator Collins' Request For Increase in Alzheimer's Funding
WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Susan Collins, who co-chairs the Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease and is leading the effort to increase federal funds... - Press releases from: November 2014
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Joint Press
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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Joint Press
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... -
Joint Press
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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Majority Press
Chairman Nelson recognizes 49th Anniversary of Medicare
Chairman Nelson submitted a statement to the Congressional... -
Joint Press
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... -
Joint Press
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... -
Minority Press
Senate Aging Committee Examines "Grandparent" Phone Scams
WASHINGTON – As part of its ongoing efforts to educate seniors about telephone scams and to put a stop to them, the Senate Special Committee on Aging, led by Chairman Bill... -
Joint Press
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... -
Joint Press
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...
