- Press releases from: January 2014
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Joint Press
Providing care for Holocaust survivors focus of Senate hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will hold a hearing on Wednesday to examine the health and social service needs of aging Holocaust... -
Joint Press
GAO: One in four Part D contracts had drug plans suppressed for pricing inaccuracy
WASHINGTON, DC - A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released today found that during the first seven months of 2013, 25 percent of Part D contracts had one or more... - Press releases from: December 2013
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Minority Press
Senator Collins' Committee Examines Ways to Make Long-Term Care Costs More Affordable
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing to explore options for improving the way we deliver and pay for long-term care. Senator Collins is... -
Majority Press
FTC Urged to Investigate Deceptive Medical Credit Cards, Loans
WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) today asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate financing... -
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Lawmakers Seek Disclosure of High Fees Charged to Retirement Accounts Invested in Managed Futures Funds
CFTC Opens Probe Into Fees Charged by Managed Futures Funds By David Evans Bloomberg The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating the high fees charged to investors in... -
Joint Press
Panel examines ways to make long-term care costs affordable
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing on December 18 to examine viable ways to help families pay for long-term care. Currently, about 12... -
Minority Press
Sen. Collins’ Committee Explores Ways to Improve Rx Drug Info Given to Consumers
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, of which Senator Collins is Ranking Member, today held a hearing to examine ways to provide seniors and consumers... -
Joint Press
Hearing Explores Ways to Improve Prescription Drug Information Given to Consumers
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing on Wednesday, December 11 to explore various ways to make medication information leaflets that... - Press releases from: November 2013
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Majority Press
Nelson, Warren Statement on FDIC, OCC Final Guidelines on Deposit Advances
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) issued the following statement today after the... -
Joint Press
Senate Aging Committee Launches New Anti-Fraud Hotline, Enhanced Website to Assist Seniors
WASHINGTON, DC – If you or someone you know suspect you’ve been victim of a scam or fraud aimed at seniors, the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging has set up... -
Joint Press
Tips to Protect Yourself Against Health Care Scams
Fraudsters are capitalizing on the rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The shifts in the healthcare landscape, including the overlap of Medicare’s annual open... -
Majority Press
Senators Seek Relief for Low-Income Persons with Disabilities
WASHINGTON, DC – An effort to help low-income persons with disabilities cover the cost of daily living expenses gained momentum in the U.S. Senate late Thursday when four key... -
Joint Press
Lawmakers Discuss Transportation Challenges Facing Seniors
WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing on Wednesday to examine the transportation challenges faced by our nation’s seniors, particularly those... - Press releases from: September 2013
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Minority Press
Law Enforcement Officials Arrest Four Individuals in Connection with Jamaican Telephone Scam
WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, who is the Ranking Member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, has been notified that law enforcement officials in New York... -
Minority Press
Sen. Collins’ Committee Examines America's Retirement Security
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, led by Chairman Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-ME), today held a hearing to examine the... -
Joint Press
Hearing Examines America's Retirement Crisis
WASHINGTON, DC – When 63-year old Venice, Florida resident Joanne Jacobsen starting planning for retirement, she believed her promised pension and health benefits would... -
Minority Press
Senate Aging Committee Holds Hearing to Examine the Effects of HIV/AIDS on Older Americans
WASHINGTON, DC— The Senate Special Committee on Aging, led by Chairman Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Ranking Member Susan Collins, today held a hearing titled, “Older... -
Majority Press
Panel to Examine the Challenges Posed by the Graying of HIV/AIDS
WASHINGTON, DC – With government estimates showing that half of the 1.2 million Americans living with HIV/AIDS will be over the age of 50 by 2015, the U.S. Senate... - Press releases from: August 2013
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Majority Press
VA Needs Added Safeguards to Protect Vets from Abuse in Benefits Claims Process
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Some individuals approved by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to help veterans applying for benefits may be doing them more harm than good, congressional... - Press releases from: July 2013
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Majority Press
Lawmakers Seek Relief for Chronically Ill Seniors
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation today to allow Medicare Part D beneficiaries to request lower co-pays for high-cost specialty drugs used...
