Press Releases

March 08, 2017

Senators Collins, Brown, Nelson, Capito Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Seniors from High Costs of Necessary Medical Care

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bill Nelson (D-FL), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) reintroduced their bipartisan legislation to...

February 28, 2017

Sens. Collins, Cardin Introduce Legislation to Make Home Health Care More Accessible to Medicare Patients

Click HERE to read Sen. Collins' remarks as deliveredClick HERE to watch Sen. Collins' remarksWashington, D.C. — As leading proponents of home health care and ensuring that...

February 15, 2017

Collins, King Call on New HHS Secretary to Support Quality Health Care for Rural Maine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King joined 39 of their colleagues today in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom...

February 08, 2017

Collins, Klobuchar Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Families and Caregivers of Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced legislation to expand training and support services for families and caregivers of...

February 06, 2017

Senators Collins, Klobuchar Lead Effort Calling On Congress To Make Fighting Alzheimer's Disease An Urgent National Priority

Washington, D.C. — Citing the tremendous personal and economic toll Alzheimer’s disease takes on our nation, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today...

February 03, 2017

Collins, McCaskill Reintroduce Legislation to Help Ensure Patient Access to Affordable Medication

Click HERE to view the text of the billWashington, D.C. — In response to the sudden, aggressive price hikes for a variety of drugs used widely for decades, U.S. Senators Susan...

February 02, 2017

Sens. Collins, Cardin, Casey, and Heller Renew Call for an End to Caps on Therapy Services under Medicare

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Dean Heller (R-NV) have re-introduced the Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services...

January 27, 2017

Recap of This Week's Coverage of the Cassidy-Collins Patient Freedom Act

"Some Republicans Wary of Repealing ACA Without Replacement Plan"Wall Street Journal | Louise Radnofsky and Siobhan Hughes“Senate Republicans’ narrow margin of power creates plenty...

January 26, 2017

ICYMI: "Is an Obamacare solution already staring Congress in the face?"

WASHINGTON - Sen. Susan Collins was “disappointed” – decorous Senate speak for really, really unhappy.The Mainer is arguably the most moderate Republican in the Senate, a...

January 25, 2017

Patient Freedom Act Gains Support in Senate

Washington, D.C. — US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) joins US Senators Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) in...

January 25, 2017

NYT Columnist Makes Strong Case for Cassidy-Collins Compromise

"Repeal and Compete"By: Ross DouthatModern conservatism, at least in its pre-Donald Trump incarnation, evolved to believe in a marriage of Edmund Burke and Milton Friedman, in...

January 23, 2017

Cassidy, Collins Release Legislative Text for Obamacare Replacement Plan

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) released the legislative text for the...

January 23, 2017

Cassidy, Collins Introduce Comprehensive Obamacare Replacement Plan

Click HERE for a copy of Senator Collins' floor remarks as prepared for deliveryClick HERE to watch Sen. Collins' floor statement on the Patient Freedom ActNote to assignment...

January 23, 2017

Cassidy, Collins, Capito, Isakson Introduce Comprehensive Obamacare Replacement Plan

Click HERE for a copy of Senator Collins' floor remarks as prepared for deliveryClick HERE to watch Sen. Collins' floor statement on the Patient Freedom ActNote...

January 18, 2017

In Confirmation hearing, U.S. Senator Susan Collins Shines Spotlight on ACA’s Downward Spiral, Asks Key, Overlooked Question to HHS Nominee Dr. Tom Price:

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins shone a spotlight on an often overlooked aspect of the current health care debate during this morning’s Senate confirmation hearing...

January 17, 2017

Senators Collins, Cassidy to Introduce ACA Replacement Plan to Expand Choices, Lower Health Care Costs

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins spoke from the Senate floor this afternoon to discuss an Affordable Care Act (ACA) replacement plan that she will introduce with...

January 12, 2017

Medicare Will Now Provide Coverage for Certain Continuous Glucose Monitors

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee and founder of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, released the following statement after the...

January 10, 2017

Senator Collins Introduces Amendment Providing Additional Time to Develop Obamacare Replacement that Would Protect Americans from Losing Health Insurance

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Bob Corker (R-TN), Rob Portman (R-OH), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today introduced an amendment to extend...

December 21, 2016

Collins, McCaskill Release Committee Report of Bipartisan Drug Pricing Investigation

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee, released a report on drug...

December 13, 2016

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Tammy Baldwin’s Legislation Supporting Young Researchers Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — Today bipartisan legislation supporting young researchers authored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) was signed into law by...

Senators Collins, Brown, Nelson, Capito Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Seniors from High Costs of Necessary Medical Care

Sens. Collins, Cardin Introduce Legislation to Make Home Health Care More Accessible to Medicare Patients

Collins, King Call on New HHS Secretary to Support Quality Health Care for Rural Maine

Collins, Klobuchar Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Families and Caregivers of Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias

Senators Collins, Klobuchar Lead Effort Calling On Congress To Make Fighting Alzheimer's Disease An Urgent National Priority

Collins, McCaskill Reintroduce Legislation to Help Ensure Patient Access to Affordable Medication

Sens. Collins, Cardin, Casey, and Heller Renew Call for an End to Caps on Therapy Services under Medicare

Recap of This Week's Coverage of the Cassidy-Collins Patient Freedom Act

ICYMI: "Is an Obamacare solution already staring Congress in the face?"

Patient Freedom Act Gains Support in Senate

NYT Columnist Makes Strong Case for Cassidy-Collins Compromise

Cassidy, Collins Release Legislative Text for Obamacare Replacement Plan

Cassidy, Collins Introduce Comprehensive Obamacare Replacement Plan

Cassidy, Collins, Capito, Isakson Introduce Comprehensive Obamacare Replacement Plan

In Confirmation hearing, U.S. Senator Susan Collins Shines Spotlight on ACA’s Downward Spiral, Asks Key, Overlooked Question to HHS Nominee Dr. Tom Price:

Senators Collins, Cassidy to Introduce ACA Replacement Plan to Expand Choices, Lower Health Care Costs

Medicare Will Now Provide Coverage for Certain Continuous Glucose Monitors

Senator Collins Introduces Amendment Providing Additional Time to Develop Obamacare Replacement that Would Protect Americans from Losing Health Insurance

Collins, McCaskill Release Committee Report of Bipartisan Drug Pricing Investigation

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Tammy Baldwin’s Legislation Supporting Young Researchers Signed into Law