Press Releases | Senate Committee On Aging

Sep. 25

CMS RESPONDS TO KOHL WITNESS ABOUT WISCONSIN PROBLEMS WITH 1-800-MEDICARE

WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, commended the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for its...

Sep. 25

KOHL, MARTINEZ INTRODUCE "SILVER ALERT" BILL TO HELP LOCATE MISSING SENIORS

WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and U.S. Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) introduced legislation to create a...

Sep. 17

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE APPROVES KOHL-MARTINEZ BILL ALLOWING NURSING HOME RESIDENTS TO HOLD FACILITIES ACCOUNTABLE FOR NEGLIGENT CARE

WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), chairman of both the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition and Consumer Rights and the Special Committee on Aging, and...

Sep. 17

KOHL REITERATES CALL TO NTIA TO EXTEND LIFE OF CONVERTER BOX COUPONS AS NATION PREPARES FOR DTV TRANSITION

WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, called on the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA)...

Sep. 17

KOHL HEARING EXAMINES DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER ADVERTISING FOR MEDICAL DEVICES; CONSIDERS MANDATORY REVIEW AND MORATORIUMS

WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) held a hearing examining issues related to direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising for restricted...

Sep. 10

KOHL-DOMENICI BILL TO PROTECT ELDERLY PASSED OUT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) were pleased to announce today that their bill, the...

Jul. 31

SENATE, HOUSE MEMBERS INTRODUCE BILL TO PROVIDE DOCTORS WITH UNBIASED INFORMATION ABOUT PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI), Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and...

Jul. 31

KOHL RELEASES COMMITTEE PRINT ON RESOUNDING SUCCESS OF PROTECTING ELDERLY THROUGH BACKGROUND CHECKS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, released an official Committee print on the success of a seven-state...

Jul. 29

TIAA-CREF AGREES TO CEASE MISLEADING TSP ROLLOVER ADS, FIDELITY DOES NOT FOLLOW SUIT

WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) released letters he received from TIAA-CREF and Fidelity concerning their advertising campaigns...

Jul. 25

KOHL, DURBIN ASK AMA FOR DETAILS ON HOW DRUG INDUSTRY IS BLOCKED FROM ACCESSING PHYSICIANS' PRESCRIBING DATA

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Herb Kohl (D-WI) today sent a letter to the American Medical Association (AMA) asking for detailed information about how...

Jul. 25

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SENATE APPROVES KOHL MEASURE TO PREVENT FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS

WASHINGTON , DC - Last night, Senator Herb Kohl's (D-WI) legislation to protect Americans from becoming the victim of foreclosure rescue scams was overwhelmingly approved as an...

Jul. 25

SENATE, HOUSE MEMBERS RELEASE RESULTS OF GAO REPORT ON LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on...

Jul. 25

OVER 77,000 WISCONSIN RESIDENTS HAVE YET TO FILE FOR THEIR ECONOMIC STIMULUS REBATE

WASHINGTON - Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) today released a report from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) showing that 77,354 Wisconsin residents-or roughly one quarter of those who...

Jul. 17

SCHUMER, KOHL OFFER LEGISLATION TO BAN DEBIT CARDS THAT RAID RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS

WASHINGTON , DC - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and Herb Kohl (D-WI) announced Wednesday that they are introducing legislation barring companies from offering debit cards...

Jul. 17

KOHL HEARING EXAMINES STEEP RISE IN 401(k) LOANS, PLAN POLICIES TO REDUCE LOSS OF SAVINGS

WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) held a hearing on reducing 401(k) leakage caused by loans and withdrawals, which can result in a...

Jul. 10

KOHL REACTS TO RELEASE OF PhRMA'S NEW CODE OF CONDUCT

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the U.S. Special Committee on Aging, reacted to the release of a new voluntary code of conduct by the Pharmaceuticals...

Jul. 07

SENATORS REACT TO SSA-OIG REPORT ON ILLEGAL GARNISHMENT OF SENIOR BENEFITS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI), Max Baucus (D-MT), and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) reacted today to a report released by the Social Security Administration Office of...

Jun. 30

KOHL, CASEY INTRODUCE BILL TO HELP PROTECT SENIORS FROM INVESTMENT FRAUD

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), a member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, today...

Jun. 19

KOHL AND MENENDEZ CALL ON NTIA TO PROVIDE DTV CONVERTER BOX COUPONS TO THOSE IN NURSING HOMES, CARE FACILITIES

WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) joined 13 of their colleagues in urging the...

Jun. 19

KOHL HIGHLIGHTS DISTURBING INCREASE IN NURSING HOME ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS

WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) chaired a joint hearing on pre-dispute mandatory arbitration agreements that have become increasingly common in long-term care...

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CMS RESPONDS TO KOHL WITNESS ABOUT WISCONSIN PROBLEMS WITH 1-800-MEDICARE

KOHL, MARTINEZ INTRODUCE "SILVER ALERT" BILL TO HELP LOCATE MISSING SENIORS

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE APPROVES KOHL-MARTINEZ BILL ALLOWING NURSING HOME RESIDENTS TO HOLD FACILITIES ACCOUNTABLE FOR NEGLIGENT CARE

KOHL REITERATES CALL TO NTIA TO EXTEND LIFE OF CONVERTER BOX COUPONS AS NATION PREPARES FOR DTV TRANSITION

KOHL HEARING EXAMINES DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER ADVERTISING FOR MEDICAL DEVICES; CONSIDERS MANDATORY REVIEW AND MORATORIUMS

KOHL-DOMENICI BILL TO PROTECT ELDERLY PASSED OUT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE

SENATE, HOUSE MEMBERS INTRODUCE BILL TO PROVIDE DOCTORS WITH UNBIASED INFORMATION ABOUT PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

KOHL RELEASES COMMITTEE PRINT ON RESOUNDING SUCCESS OF PROTECTING ELDERLY THROUGH BACKGROUND CHECKS

TIAA-CREF AGREES TO CEASE MISLEADING TSP ROLLOVER ADS, FIDELITY DOES NOT FOLLOW SUIT

KOHL, DURBIN ASK AMA FOR DETAILS ON HOW DRUG INDUSTRY IS BLOCKED FROM ACCESSING PHYSICIANS' PRESCRIBING DATA

SENATE APPROVES KOHL MEASURE TO PREVENT FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS

SENATE, HOUSE MEMBERS RELEASE RESULTS OF GAO REPORT ON LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE

OVER 77,000 WISCONSIN RESIDENTS HAVE YET TO FILE FOR THEIR ECONOMIC STIMULUS REBATE

SCHUMER, KOHL OFFER LEGISLATION TO BAN DEBIT CARDS THAT RAID RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS

KOHL HEARING EXAMINES STEEP RISE IN 401(k) LOANS, PLAN POLICIES TO REDUCE LOSS OF SAVINGS

KOHL REACTS TO RELEASE OF PhRMA'S NEW CODE OF CONDUCT

SENATORS REACT TO SSA-OIG REPORT ON ILLEGAL GARNISHMENT OF SENIOR BENEFITS

KOHL, CASEY INTRODUCE BILL TO HELP PROTECT SENIORS FROM INVESTMENT FRAUD

KOHL AND MENENDEZ CALL ON NTIA TO PROVIDE DTV CONVERTER BOX COUPONS TO THOSE IN NURSING HOMES, CARE FACILITIES

KOHL HIGHLIGHTS DISTURBING INCREASE IN NURSING HOME ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS

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