Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging
Chairman
Bernard Sanders (I) (VT)
Ranking Member
Richard Burr (NC)
Democrats by Rank
- Bernard Sanders (I) (VT)
- Barbara A. Mikulski (MD)
- Kay R. Hagan (NC)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Tammy Baldwin (WI)
- Christopher S. Murphy (CT)
- Elizabeth Warren (MA)
- Tom Harkin (IA) (ex officio)
Republicans by Rank
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Mark Kirk (IL)
- Lamar Alexander (TN) (ex officio)
About the Subcommittee
Welcome to the Primary Health and Aging home page. The Subcommittee Chairman is Senator Bernard Sanders (I-VT) and the Ranking Member is Senator Richard Burr (R-NC). The Subcommittee has oversight over many issues including: The Older Americans Act; elder abuse, neglect, and scams affecting seniors; long-term care services for older Americans, community health centers, The Health Resources and Services Act, oral health, health care disparities, Alzheimer's disease and family caregiving . Please visit our homepage for the latest information on Subcommittee hearings, roundtables, and links to information and resources that relate to our Subcommittee's issues.
Recent Hearings
- 30 Million New Patients and 11 Months to Go: Who Will Provide Their Primary Care?
- The High Cost of High Prices for HIV/AIDS Drugs and the Prize Fund Alternative
- Dental Crisis in America: The Need to Expand Access
- The Recession and Older Americans: Where Do We Go from Here
- Is Poverty a Death Sentence?
- Senior Hunger and the Older Americans Act
- Diverting Non-urgent Emergency Room Use: Can It Provide Better Care and Lower Costs?