- Press releases from: May 2018
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Joint Press
Seniors Struggling with Opioid Misuse: Senate Aging Committee Examines Opioid Crisis’ Effect on Older Americans
Washington, D.C.—In 2016, one in three people with Medicare Part D—14.4 million beneficiaries—received an opioid prescription, 500,000 received high amounts of... -
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Senators Collins, Casey Introduce Legislation to Address Critical Shortage of Geriatric Health Professionals
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bob Casey (D-PA), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee, introduced the Geriatrics... -
Minority Press
Bill Authored by Sens. Collins, McCaskill to Protect Seniors from Scams Heads to President’s Desk to be Signed into Law
Washington, D.C. – The Senior $afe Act, a bipartisan bill authored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) to help protect American seniors from... -
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Senate Unanimously Passes Collins-Casey Resolution Designating May as “Older Americans Month” 2018
Washington, D.C.— The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Bob Casey, the Chairman and Ranking Member of... -
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Resolution Authored by Senators Collins, Casey Designating May 15 as National Senior Fraud Awareness Day Clears Senate
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bob Casey (D-PA), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee, announced that their... - Press releases from: April 2018
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Minority Press
Cracking Down on Unscrupulous Guardians Seeking to Exploit Seniors
Incidents of financial exploitation against older Americans have exploded in recent years. The schemes have become more complex, and many of these situations are not... -
Joint Press
Senate Aging Committee Examines Financial Exploitation by Guardians
Click HERE for a copy of Senator Collins’ opening statement Click HERE for a copy of Senator Casey’s opening statement Washington, D.C.—Cases of financial... - Press releases from: March 2018
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Joint Press
Senate Aging Committee Warns Public of Persistent IRS Impersonation Scam
Washington, D.C. — With tax filing season upon us, criminals posing as officials from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are continuing their attempts to defraud taxpayers,... -
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Bill to Help Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Due to Opioid Crisis Passes Senate
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Bob Casey (D-PA) celebrated the U.S.... -
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Stopping Senior Scams: Efforts to Prevent Fraud Targeting Older Americans Examined by Senate Aging Committee
Click HERE to read the Senate Aging Committee’s 2018 Fraud Book Click HERE to watch Washington, D.C. — According to the Government Accountability Office,... - Press releases from: February 2018
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Joint Press
Collins, Casey Bill to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Unanimously Passes HELP Committee
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Bob Casey (D-PA) applauded the Senate Health, Education,... -
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Department of Justice Announces Largest-Ever Law Enforcement Action to Protect Seniors from Fraud Following Advocacy from Senators Collins, Casey
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bob Casey (D-PA), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee, welcomed the Department of... -
Minority Press
Cost and Competition Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapies Examined by Senate Aging Committee
Click HERE for a copy of Senator Collins’ opening statement Washington, D.C. - Patty Bernard, a resident of Falmouth, Maine, has lived with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for... -
Minority Press
New Report Reveals More than 20,000 Serious Health and Safety Incidents in Assisted Living Facilities Nationwide
The New York Times recently published an article, U.S. Pays Billions for ‘Assisted Living,’ but What Does It Get? on the GAO’s findings Washington,... -
Joint Press
Senate Aging Committee Leaders Remind Scam Victims of Claiming Deadline for Western Union Refund
Washington, D.C. — Following a joint investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Western... - Press releases from: January 2018
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Joint Press
Senate Aging Committee Examines Critical Decisions Facing Americans Turning 65
Click HERE for a copy of Senator Collins’ remarks Click HERE for a copy of Senator Casey’s remarks Click HERE to watch the hearing Washington, D.C. – For the... -
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Senate Aging Committee to Examine Critical Decisions Facing Americans Turning 65
Washington, D.C. — For the next 12 years, 10,000 Americans will turn 65 each day. It is common knowledge that this milestone includes two rites of passage:... -
Minority Press
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Tammy Baldwin Praise Signage of Bipartisan RAISE Family Caregivers Act
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) are applauding yesterday’s signage of the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and... -
Joint Press
Senate Aging Committee Leaders Warn of Widespread Flu Activity
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bob Casey (D-PA), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee, are warning older... -
Minority Press
Senators Collins, Baldwin’s Bill to Support Family Caregivers Heads to President’s Desk to be Signed into Law
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today applauded the unanimous passage of legislation they authored that will establish a...
