Press Releases

June 2016
06/27/16	GAO Report Requested by Senator Collins Calls on IRS to Strengthen Response to Tax Refund Scheme Responsible for More Than $3 Billion in Fraudulent Returns (Republican)
06/23/16	Senators Collins, Whitehouse Hold Hearing on Care Models that Relieve Suffering, Respect Patients’ Choices in the Face of Serious Illnesses (Joint)
06/23/16	Noted Author Atul Gawande to Testify at Aging Committee Hearing TODAY About Care Models for Serious Illnesses Titled: “The Right Care at the Right Time: Ensuring Person-Centered Care for Individuals with Serious Illness.” (Joint)
06/16/16	Senate Unanimously Approves Collins, Blumenthal Resolution Recognizing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (Republican)
06/15/16	Senators Collins, McCaskill Hold Aging Committee Hearing Titled, “Closing the Gap: Innovations to Promote Americans’ Financial Security” (Joint)
06/15/16	TODAY: Aging Committee to Hold Hearing to Examine 21st Century Retirement Security Solutions Titled: “Closing the Gap: Innovations to Promote Americans’ Financial Security” (Joint)
06/13/16	Aging Committee to Hold Hearing to Examine 21st Century Retirement Security Solutions Titled: “Closing the Gap: Innovations to Promote Americans’ Financial Security” (Joint)
06/06/16	Chairman Collins, Ranking Member McCaskill Seek Information from Companies on Efforts to Preserve Accessibility of Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug (Joint)
May 2016
05/24/16	Lead from Senator Susan Collins’ Committee Results in Arrest of Five Suspected IRS Impersonation Scammers (Republican)
April 2016
04/29/16	Chairman Collins Exposes Valeant’s Drug Pricing Model, Reveals Harm Inflicted on Patients, Health Care System (Joint)
04/27/16	“Valeant Pharmaceuticals' Business Model: The Repercussions for Patients and the Health Care Systems” (Joint)
04/26/16	“Aging Committee Announces Witnesses for Upcoming Drug Pricing Hearing” (Joint)
04/13/16	Valeant CEO Reverses Course: Senate Special Committee on Aging to Depose Michael Pearson (Joint)
04/11/16	Senate Special Committee on Aging Calls Business Meeting to Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against Valeant CEO Michael Pearson (Joint)
04/07/16	Senate Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Support Social and Nutrition Services for Nearly 12 Million Seniors (Joint)
04/06/16	Senators Collins, McCaskill Lead Aging Committee Hearing - Finding a Cure: Assessing Progress Toward the Goal of Ending Alzheimer’s by 2025 (Joint)
04/01/16	Aging Committee to Hold Hearing on Alzheimer’s Titled:“Finding a Cure: Assessing Progress Toward the Goal of Ending Alzheimer’s by 2025” (Republican)
March 2016
03/28/16	Chairman Collins, Ranking Member McCaskill Announce Third Hearing in Senate Aging Committee’s Bipartisan Investigation (Republican)
03/17/16	Sudden Price Spikes in Decades-Old Rx Drugs: Inside the Monopoly Business Model (Joint)
03/16/16	Sudden Price Spikes in Decades-Old Rx Drugs: Inside the Monopoly Business Model (Joint)

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