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Senate Aging Committee Minority Staff to Hold Public Briefing Tuesday, December 11: "Older Americans Act: Options to Better Target Need and Improve Equity"

December 07, 2012

WASHINGTON - Minority staff for U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Special Committee on Aging, will hold a public briefing on Tuesday, December 11 at 10:00 a.m. ET at which the Government Accountability Office will present a report: "Older Americans Act: Options to Better Target Need and Improve Equity."

Senate Aging Committee Hearing Sep. 19 To Examine Waste & Fraud in Medicare Power Mobility Device Benefit

September 13, 2012

WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Special Committee on Aging, will chair a hearing to examine prior authorization requirements for power mobility devices in Medicare. A 2011 Inspector General's report found that 80 percent of PMD claims did not meet Medicare criteria and should not have been paid.

Senate Aging Committee Hearing July 18: "Examining Medicare and Medicaid Coordination for Dual-Eligibles"

July 11, 2012

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will conduct a hearing entitled "Examining Medicare and Medicaid Coordination for Dual-Eligibles" on Wednesday, July 18, at 2:00 p.m. ET. Ranking Member Bob Corker, R-Tenn., will chair the hearing to get an update on methods of caring for the 9 million seniors who benefit from both Medicare and Medicaid at an annual cost of $300 billion across the two programs.

Corker Responds to Supreme Court Ruling on Obama Health Care Law

June 29, 2012

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., made the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling on President Obama’s health care law.

Corker, Blumenthal, Gingrey: FDA User Fee Reauthorization Including GAIN Act to Become Law

June 29, 2012

GAIN Act Encourages Development of New Antibiotics to Treat Rising Cases of Drug-Resistant Infections...

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