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Senate subcommittee on elderly issues and rights From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United States Senate Special Committee on Aging is a special committee in the United States Senate established on 1961. It was initially established as a temporary committee. It became a permanent Senate committee in 1977. As a special committee, it has no legislative authority, but it studies issues related to older Americans, particularly Medicare and Social Security.[2]
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| Formed | February 13, 1961[1] |
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| Chair | Bob Casey (D) Since February 3, 2021 |
| Ranking member | Mike Braun (R) Since January 3, 2023 |
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| Political parties | Majority (7)
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| https://www.aging.senate.gov/ | |
Prior to the passage of Medicare, the committee was studying health care insurance coverage for elderly American citizens. The committee conducts oversight of the Medicare program, Social Security and the Older Americans Act. Some of the issues that have been examined by the committee include unacceptable conditions in nursing homes, protection from, and pricing practices for prescription drugs.[2]
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