Press Releases

October 19, 2017

Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group of 24 Senators to Cosponsor Legislation to Stabilize Premiums, Increase Access to Insurance

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Health Committee, today joined a group of 24 senators – 12 Republicans and 12 Democrats led by Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN)...

October 12, 2017

Senators Collins, Shaheen’s Bipartisan Legislation to Establish National Diabetes Commission Heads to President’s Desk

Washington, D.C. - The National Clinical Care Commission Act recently passed Congress unanimously and will now head to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The...

October 05, 2017

Senator Collins Presses Health Agency Leaders on Developing Solutions to Opioid Crisis that is “Tearing Apart Our Communities and Costing the Lives of So Many”

Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ Q&A with hearing witnessesNote to assignment editors and news directors: Click HERE for high-quality video of Senator Collins’ Q&A with...

September 28, 2017

More Than 300 Advocacy Groups Oppose Graham-Cassidy

Washington, D.C. - More than 300 health care advocacy groups, including several representing Mainers, oppose the Graham-Cassidy health care proposal. This astonishing number...

September 27, 2017

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Tammy Baldwin’s RAISE Family Caregivers Act Unanimously Passes Senate

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today applauded the unanimous passage of the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage, or...

September 26, 2017

Health Policy Specialists Confirm Graham-Cassidy Health Care Proposal Would Have a Devastating Impact on Maine

Click HERE to read Avalere’s full analysisWashington, D.C. - Avalere, a respected firm that specializes in health care policy, recently released data showing that Maine would...

September 25, 2017

Senator Collins Opposes Graham-Cassidy Health Care Bills

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that she opposes both versions of the health care bill sponsored by Senators Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy. The...

September 25, 2017

ICYMI: Senator Collins Discusses Health Care on CBS’s “Face the Nation”

Click HERE to watch the interviewNote to assignment editors and news directors: Click HERE for high-quality video of the interviewBangor, ME - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a...

September 25, 2017

ICYMI: Senator Collins Discusses Health Care on CNN’s “State of the Union”

Click HERE to watch the interview Note to assignment editors and news directors: Click HERE for high-quality video of the interviewBangor, ME - U.S. Senator Susan...

September 21, 2017

Senator Collins Honored by Home Care and Hospice Alliance of Maine with Ruby Slipper Award

Augusta, ME - In recognition of her outstanding advocacy and long-time leadership for home care and hospice, U.S. Senator Susan Collins received the Home Care and Hospice...

September 20, 2017

Collins, King Join Bipartisan Effort to Extend Critical Funding for Community Health Centers before End of Month Deadline

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced they have joined a bipartisan group of Senators to call for immediate action to extend critical...

September 18, 2017

Collins, Cardin Lead Senate in 10th Annual Recognition of Direct Support Professionals

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) recognized the hard work of direct support professionals with a Senate resolution that passed...

September 18, 2017

Maine Hospital Leaders Meet with Senator Collins

Click HERE for a high-resolution photo of Senator Collins with Art Blank, Jeffrey Austin, and Dr. Steve DiazWashington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with Art Blank,...

September 07, 2017

Senator Collins Questions Massachusetts Governor on Policies to Increase Access to Affordable Health Care

Click HERE for a photo of Senator Collins and HERE for a photo of Governor BakerClick HERE for Senator Collins’ Q&A with Governor BakerNote to assignment editors and news...

September 07, 2017

Senator Collins Announces $2 Billion Boost for Biomedical Research Clears Key Hurdle

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the Appropriations Committee approved $36.1 billion—a $2 billion increase—for the National Institutes of Health...

September 06, 2017

Senator Collins Questions State Insurance Commissioners on Policies to Fix the Nation’s Health Care System

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Health Committee, questioned state insurance commissioners today on ways to increase access to affordable...

September 01, 2017

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $1.7 Million for Maine DHHS

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will receive a total of $1,776,038 for...

August 31, 2017

Senators Collins, Shaheen Urge Medicare to Ensure Coverage for Critical Diabetes Therapies

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

August 29, 2017

Following Announcement Of National Opioid Emergency, Durbin And Bipartisan Sponsors Of Medicaid Care Act Press Trump To Heed Own Commission’s Recommendations And Expand Access To Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid

WASHINGTON – U.S. Democratic Senators Dick Durbin (IL), Sherrod Brown (OH), Joe Manchin (WV), and Cory Booker (NJ), Independent Senator Angus King (ME), and Republican Senators Rob...

August 14, 2017

Collins, King Announce $325,000 to the Northeast Telehealth Resource Center to Improve Health Care Access in Rural Communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Northeast Telehealth...

Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group of 24 Senators to Cosponsor Legislation to Stabilize Premiums, Increase Access to Insurance

Senators Collins, Shaheen’s Bipartisan Legislation to Establish National Diabetes Commission Heads to President’s Desk

Senator Collins Presses Health Agency Leaders on Developing Solutions to Opioid Crisis that is “Tearing Apart Our Communities and Costing the Lives of So Many”

More Than 300 Advocacy Groups Oppose Graham-Cassidy

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Tammy Baldwin’s RAISE Family Caregivers Act Unanimously Passes Senate

Health Policy Specialists Confirm Graham-Cassidy Health Care Proposal Would Have a Devastating Impact on Maine

Senator Collins Opposes Graham-Cassidy Health Care Bills

ICYMI: Senator Collins Discusses Health Care on CBS’s “Face the Nation”

ICYMI: Senator Collins Discusses Health Care on CNN’s “State of the Union”

Senator Collins Honored by Home Care and Hospice Alliance of Maine with Ruby Slipper Award

Collins, King Join Bipartisan Effort to Extend Critical Funding for Community Health Centers before End of Month Deadline

Collins, Cardin Lead Senate in 10th Annual Recognition of Direct Support Professionals

Maine Hospital Leaders Meet with Senator Collins

Senator Collins Questions Massachusetts Governor on Policies to Increase Access to Affordable Health Care

Senator Collins Announces $2 Billion Boost for Biomedical Research Clears Key Hurdle

Senator Collins Questions State Insurance Commissioners on Policies to Fix the Nation’s Health Care System

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $1.7 Million for Maine DHHS

Senators Collins, Shaheen Urge Medicare to Ensure Coverage for Critical Diabetes Therapies

Following Announcement Of National Opioid Emergency, Durbin And Bipartisan Sponsors Of Medicaid Care Act Press Trump To Heed Own Commission’s Recommendations And Expand Access To Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid

Collins, King Announce $325,000 to the Northeast Telehealth Resource Center to Improve Health Care Access in Rural Communities