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."
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.
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.
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.
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