In Pennsylvania, and across the United States, there are more and more reports of elder abuse incidents. Elder abuse is any knowing, intentional, or negligent act that causes harm or a serious risk of harm to an older adult. While definitions may vary, elder abuse may be: physical abuse; sexual abuse; emotional abuse; neglect; abandonment; exploitation; or self-neglect. The Pennsylvania Department of Aging’s Casey and Toomey Secure Secret Document from Administration: List Includes Hundreds of Poorly Performing Nursing Homes Across the Country
Following an inquiry by U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) into under-performing nursing homes, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently handed over an unreleased list of facilities with a documented pattern of poor care. Read More
Casey To Vote “No” On Price and Mnuchin
Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing today that he plans to vote "no" on the nominations of Rep. Tom Price for Secretary of Health and Human Services and Steven Mnuchin for Secretary of the Treasury. Casey met with each of the nominees, reviewed their record, questioned them at Senate committee hearings as well as submitted follow up questions in writing to both in order to make this decision. Statements on the rationale on each decision are outlined below. Read More
IRS Warns of Fake Tax Bills
The Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partners today issued an alert to taxpayers and tax professionals to be on guard against fake emails purporting to contain an IRS tax bill related to the Affordable Care Act. Read More
Efforts by Casey, Wyden, and Cummings Lead to GAO Study of CMS Nursing Home Rating System
Following a push by U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Representative Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has agreed to conduct a review of the federal government's nursing home rating system. Read More
Senate Passes Casey Measure to Combat Medicare Fraud that Has Previously Saved Government $121M
Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that the U.S. Senate has passed his measure to combat Medicare fraud that has previously resulted in $120 million in government savings. Yesterday, the Senate passed a reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA) that included a Casey provision to empower seniors to identify and report fraud. The program, the Senior Medicare Patrol program, began in 1996 and has resulted in $120 million in savings to Medicare. Casey's effort ensures that this anti-fraud program, which trains senior volunteers to prevent and identify Medicare fraud, will continue to as part of the Older Americans Act. Read More
Casey, Schumer to Introduce Bill to Close Loophole That Allows Expelled Nazis to Collect Social Security Benefits
Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Charles Schumer (D-NY), members of the Senate Finance Committee, announced that they will soon introduce legislation to close a loophole that has allowed Nazis to collect Social Security benefits. A new investigation by the Associated Press revealed that dozens of Nazi war criminals have received Social Security benefits years after being forced out of the U.S. Casey and Schumer pledged to introduce the legislation soon and push for speedy consideration. Read More
Casey Pushes for Passage of Legislation that Would Create Nationwide Amber Alert Style System for Missing Seniors
Bethlehem PA- Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) pushed for passage of legislation that would create a nationwide 'AMBER Alert' style system for missing seniors. The proposal would create a ‘Silver Alert’ system that would bring federal coordination to state and local efforts to track down missing seniors. Senator Casey was joined by seniors and advocates for older Pennsylvanians who discussed the challenges faced by someone dealing with a disease like Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. According to the Alzheimer’s Association 6 in 10 individuals with dementia will wander at some point, yet no federal efforts exist that specifically target seniors. Read More
Casey Launches Central Web Resource to Protect Seniors from Abuse, Scams
Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) launched a new central web resource to protect seniors from abuse and scams. Casey discussed county by county data highlighting the regional breakdown across the state, which can be found below. Casey's web resource centralized state and federal resources that seniors can rely on. One estimate indicates that only 1 in 14 cases of elder abuse is actually reported because seniors sometimes don’t know where to turn. Read More
