Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging
Chairman
Bernard Sanders (I) (VT)
Ranking Member
Richard Burr (NC)
Democrats by Rank
- Bernard Sanders (I) (VT)
- Barbara A. Mikulski (MD)
- Kay R. Hagan (NC)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Tammy Baldwin (WI)
- Christopher S. Murphy (CT)
- Elizabeth Warren (MA)
- Tom Harkin (IA) (ex officio)
Republicans by Rank
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Mark Kirk (IL)
- Lamar Alexander (TN) (ex officio)
About the Subcommittee
Welcome to the Primary Health and Aging home page. The Subcommittee Chairman is Senator Bernard Sanders (I-VT) and the Ranking Member is Senator Richard Burr (R-NC). The Subcommittee has oversight over many issues including: The Older Americans Act; elder abuse, neglect, and scams affecting seniors; long-term care services for older Americans, community health centers, The Health Resources and Services Act, oral health, health care disparities, Alzheimer's disease and family caregiving . Please visit our homepage for the latest information on Subcommittee hearings, roundtables, and links to information and resources that relate to our Subcommittee's issues.
Recent Hearings
- Why Are Some Generic Drugs Skyrocketing In Price?
- More Than 1,000 Preventable Deaths a Day Is Too Many: The Need to Improve Patient Safety
- Addressing Primary Care Access and Workforce Challenges: Voices from the Field
- Access and Cost: What the US Health Care System Can Learn from Other Countries
- Dying Young: Why Your Social and Economic Status May Be a Death Sentence in America
- Dental Crisis in America: The Need to Address Cost
- Reducing Senior Poverty and Hunger: The Role of the Older Americans Act
