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- Press releases from: October 2020
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Following Bipartisan Effort Led by Senator Collins, Medicare Proposes Coverage Expansion of Continuous Glucose Monitors
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), the founder and co-chair of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, applauded the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid... -
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Senator Collins Warns of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Scam
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins is warning Mainers to be on alert for criminals impersonating public health officials in an effort to gain access to their... - Press releases from: August 2020
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Senator Collins Warns of Ongoing Social Security Imposter Scams
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Aging Committee, is warning older Americans of ongoing scam attempts involving criminals posing as Social... - Press releases from: July 2020
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Senator Collins Leads Hearing on COVID-19’s Disparate Health Impacts on Seniors from Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities
Click HERE for a high-resolution photo Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ Q&A on testing and contact tracing. Click HERE for high-resolution. Click HERE to... - Press releases from: May 2020
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Senate Unanimously Passes Collins-Jones Resolution Designating May as “Older Americans Month”
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Doug Jones (D-AL) designating the month of... -
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Senator Collins Applauds CMS Announcement That Will Cap Medicare Beneficiaries’ Insulin Co-Pay at $35 Per Month
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Aging Committee and the founder and co-chair of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, applauded today’s... -
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At Senate Aging Committee Hearing on Protecting Seniors from the Coronavirus, Senator Collins Calls for Universal COVID-19 Testing at Nursing Homes
Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ Q&A with a University of Chicago professor on testing. Click HERE to download. Washington, D.C.—Last night, the... -
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Senator Collins Warns of Coronavirus Texting Scam
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins is warning Mainers to be on alert for criminals attempting to use fraudulent text messages about COVID-19 to gain access to their... -
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Senator Collins Announces Helpline Available to Answer Coronavirus Questions for Families Affected by Alzheimer’s
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Aging Committee, announced that the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) has set up a helpline to answer... - Press releases from: April 2020
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Bipartisan Senators Push for Social Security & Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries Who Missed Deadline to Still Receive Additional $500 Stimulus Payment Per Eligible Child This Year
Washington, D.C. – A bipartisan group of Senators urged the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to explore options for allowing non-filing... -
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Social Security, Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries Must Act Now to Receive Additional $500 Per Eligible Child
Washington, D.C.— The Internal Revenue Service today issued a special alert for several groups of federal benefit recipients to act by this Wednesday, April... -
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Senator Collins Discusses Federal Government Response to COVID-19 Pandemic with Thousands of Maine AARP Members
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, participated in an hour-long, live-streamed teleconference hosted by AARP Maine. ... -
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Update: Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Urging Federal Trade Commission to Protect Seniors from Coronavirus Scams
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Aging Committee, joined a bipartisan group of 32 Senators in urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)... -
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Senator Collins Announces Social Security Beneficiaries Will Receive Coronavirus Stimulus Rebate Checks Automatically
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Aging Committee, announced today that Social Security beneficiaries will not be required to file a tax return... -
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Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Urging Federal Trade Commission to Protect Seniors from Coronavirus Scams
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Aging Committee, joined a bipartisan group of 32 Senators in urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)... - Press releases from: March 2020
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Senators Collins and Casey’s Bill to Reauthorize Older Americans Act Signed into Law
Washington, D.C.—Today, the Supporting Older Americans Act, bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bob Casey (D-PA), the Chairman and... -
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Following Push by Senator Collins, HHS Releases New Guidance to Ensure Nutrition Needs of Seniors are Met During Coronavirus Pandemic
Washington, D.C. — Following a letter U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Aging Committee, sent to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) earlier this... -
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SCAM ALERT: New Tactic Used By Social Security Scammers
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Aging Committee, is warning of a new tactic used by Social Security scammers. According to the... -
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Senator Collins’ Legislation to Assist Americans with Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Passes Senate Unanimously
Washington, D.C. —U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the Senate unanimously passed the Younger Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Act today as part of the Supporting... - Press releases from: February 2020
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SCAM ALERT: Check Fraud on the Rise
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Aging Committee, is warning of a sharp increase in cases of check fraud. According to the FTC, reports of fake...