The Senate Special Aging Committee held a hearing to examine Medicare prior authorization requirements for power mobility devices.

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The Senate Special Committee on Aging, chaired by Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) heard testimony on a new report by the GAO on how the employment status of older workers has changed since the recession and ways help older workers find new jobs.

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Treasury Secretary and Managing Trustee Tim Geithner and members of the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees released a new report on the fiscal condition of Social Security and Medicare.

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The Senate Special Aging Cmte. convened a hearing on the future of long-term care. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) chaired the hearing.

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The Special Committee on Aging examines the widespread use of these drugs among dementia sufferers, despite FDA "black box warnings" against it as well as a high cost to taxpayers.

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The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing on Medicare Prescription Drug Costs.  Americans spend more than $250 billion a year on prescription drugs, with prices by most estimates continuing to rise much faster than inflation.  Some Congressional Democrats have proposed giving the Health and Human Services Secretary more power to bargain with drug companies for lower prices as part of an overall debt reduction package.

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The Senate Special Committee on Aging met to look at the programs and polices of the Older Americans Act, which supports state & local groups that provide social services to seniors.  Witnesses include the head of the Federal Administration on Aging, which administers the law, as well as former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, who heads her own care giving organization.  Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) chairs the committee.

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