- Press releases from: March 2012
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SENATE APPROVES KOHL SENIOR TRANSIT PROVISIONS
WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl, D-Wis., announced that the Senate approved several provisions from his legislation, the Senior... -
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CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCES STAFF CHANGES ON THE SENATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, announced that Chad Metzler will assume the position of Staff Director for the Special... -
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KOHL ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION MAKING IT EASIER FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO OFFER RETIREMENT PLANS
WASHINGTON - Today, Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl, D-Wis., announced plans to introduce bipartisan legislation that would make it easier for small business... -
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KOHL QUESTIONS HHS SECRETARY ON SUNSHINE ACT
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., today pressed Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on implementation of the Physician Payments... -
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Grassley, Kohl Release Nursing Home Quality Study
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Herb Kohl, D-Wis., today released a report urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve oversight... - Press releases from: February 2012
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Kohl, Grassley, Blumenthal Urge Release of Delayed Medical Device Rule
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Herb Kohl, D-Wis., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., today urged the release of a key new rule on post-market surveillance of... -
Kohl Applauds Committee’s Passage of Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization
Washington - The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved legislation that protects victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and includes key components of U.S.... - Press releases from: January 2012
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KOHL AND NELSON DISAPPOINTED SOCIAL SECURITY STATEMENTS UNAVAILABLE FOR MOST WORKERS
WASHINGTON - In a response to a push from Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the Social Security Administration (SSA)... - Press releases from: December 2011
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KOHL, GRASSLEY ANNOUNCE RELEASE OF SUNSHINE ACT REGS
Kohl Postpones Sunshine Hearing WASHINGTON - Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has... -
AGING EXPERTS TO DISCUSS FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, December 14, Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) will convene a forum entitled, "Aging in America: Future Challenges, Promise... -
KOHL COMMITS TO HELP PRESERVE SENIORCARE
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) today said he would continue to work to extend the popular and effective SeniorCare prescription drug program again next year. "I am... -
KOHL, WYDEN INTRODUCE BILL TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS
WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senators Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), introduced the Senior Transportation and Mobility... -
KOHL AND GRASSLEY TO HOLD HEARING ON PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS SUNSHINE ACT IMPLEMENTATION
WASHINGTON - On Thursday, December 15, Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) will convene a hearing entitled, "Parting the Clouds: Implementing the... - Press releases from: November 2011
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ALTERNATIVES TO OVERUSE OF ANTIPSYCHOTICS IN NURSING HOMES FOCUS OF SENATE HEARING
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, held a hearing examining the widespread inappropriate use of antipsychotics among nursing... -
Senators Seek to Strengthen Farmers’ Health Insurance Cooperatives
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Robert Casey (D-Penn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) are fighting to protect... -
Kohl-Grassley Generic Drug Bill Would Save Taxpayers Nearly $4.8 Billion, Congressional Budget Office Says
WASHINGTON - A new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate finds that a bipartisan bill aimed at cutting costs by encouraging competition from generic drugs would save taxpayers... -
KOHL, MIKULSKI INTRODUCE BILL TO IMPROVE PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS, CAREGIVERS
WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, and Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Chairwoman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions... -
Senators Express Disappointment Over CMS Response on Sunshine Act
On Oct. 3, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) wrote to the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), seeking an explanation for the... - Press releases from: October 2011
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KOHL AND GRASSLEY URGE SUPER COMMITTEE TO SAVE BILLIONS BY ENCOURAGING COMPETITION FROM GENERIC DRUGS
WASHINGTON - As the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction works to adopt deficit reduction measures, Senators Herb Kohl and Chuck Grassley are urging the panel to include a... -
KOHL INTRODUCES DRUG COST SAVINGS BILL
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl today introduced legislation seeking a wide range of drug cost cuts, including a proposal to require drug manufacturers to provide Medicare Part B...
