As a result, powerful lobbying groups such as the Alzheimer’s Association and USAgainstAlzheimer’s, which get substantial funding from the drug industry, are aggressively pushing CMS to approve widespread Medicare payments for these costly medications.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2023/05/17/the-war-over-whether-medicare-should-pay-for-the-new-anti-alzheimers-drugs/

Data from the Alzheimer’s Association states that in 2022, “the estimated healthcare costs associated with AD treatment were $321 billion, with costs projected to exceed $1 trillion by 2050.”

Source: https://www.vaildaily.com/opinion/haims-neurodegenerative-diseases-and-inflammation/

David was taken from us too soon by Alzheimer’s disease; please consider helping fight Alzheimer’s by donating to the Alzheimer’s Association in his honor.

Source: https://nrvnews.com/noel-david-wayne/

Families in rural areas, often the most underserved he noted, can always contact their county ADRC and the Alzheimer’s Association.

Source: https://starjournalnow.com/2023/04/25/living-in-elaines-world/

“I’m going to raise a lot of money for Alzheimer’s Association and I’m going to invite people to share with me their wildest dream that I will take to the tallest peak and dedicate and release to the universe,” she says.

Source: https://krdo.com/cnn-regional/2023/12/27/kamuela-woman-hiking-mountaintops-to-raise-funds-for-alzheimers-association/

“In my opinion, no one in Central Ohio has done more to support this cause and drive awareness of this disease than Colleen Marshall,” said Vince McGrail, executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association Central Ohio Chapter.

Source: https://www.delgazette.com/2023/03/06/marshall-to-receive-community-impact-award/

That’s because Alzheimer’s disease is projected to more than double by 2040 in Californians older than 65, according to an October 2021 report from the California Department of Public Health, which was done in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s Association.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/08/23/rancho-palos-verdes-spotlights-la-found-project-to-help-find-those-with-dementia/

The Alzheimer’s Association is here all day, every day for people facing Alzheimer’s and other dementia.

Source: https://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2023/07/11/alzheimers-association-welcomes-announcement-of-cms-coverage-for-fda-approved-treatments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alzheimers-association-welcomes-announcement-of-cms-coverage-for-fda-approved

Thursday, March 16: Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body: An Educational Program by Alzheimer’s Association, March 16 at 10 a.m., Sabal Palms Assisted Living & Memory Care, 2125 Palm Harbor Pkwy, Palm Coast.

Source: https://flaglerlive.com/187338/lw-230313/