Press Releases

The following are official statements issued by UsAgainstAlzheimer’s in response to major national policy actions, industry events, breaking news, or organizational achievements. Please see the UsAgainstAlzheimer’s press kit page for additional information. For media requests, please contact Chantez Bailey at [email protected].

  • March 23, 2022

    CMS Proposal Would Leave Millions of Patients Without Access to FDA-approved Alzheimer’s Treatments in CMS Clinical Trials

    Under a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...

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  • March 21, 2022

    Warner & Markey Lead Colleagues in a Call to Fairly Evaluate Alzheimer's Treatments

     Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Ed Markey (D-MA), Co-Chairs of theCongressional...

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  • March 14, 2022

    New Survey: Three in Four in Alzheimer’s Community Want Medicare to Cover Alzheimer’s Treatments

    A new UsAgainstAlzheimer’s A-LIST® survey of people with Alzheimer’s and Alzheimer’s caregivers shows that...

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  • March 11, 2022

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Applauds U.S. Senate for Passing Federal Funding Bill That Makes Significant Investments in the Fight to End Alzheimer’s

    In a tremendous victory for Alzheimer’s advocates, the United States Senate passed...

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  • March 10, 2022

    New Federal Spending Bill Includes Robust Investments in Alzheimer’s Prevention and Research

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s applauds the House-passed bill to fund the federal government that includes...

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  • March 02, 2022

    Statement from UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Regarding President Biden’s State of the Union Remarks on Paid Family Leave

    In response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union remarks regarding Paid Family Leave, ...

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  • March 01, 2022

    Statement from UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Regarding President Biden’s State of the Union Remarks on ARPA-H

    In response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union remarks regarding...

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  • March 01, 2022

    Collins, Capito Urge CMS to Ensure Alzheimer’s Coverage Decision Does Not Restrict Access, Impede Research

    In January, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a...

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  • February 15, 2022

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Congratulates Dr. Robert Califf on Confirmation as New FDA Commissioner by U.S. Senate

    Today, the United States Senate confirmed Dr. Robert Califf as the new...

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Place & Brain Health Equity: Understanding the County-Level Impacts of Alzheimer’s

The effects of where people live, and the social determinants of health are under-recognized and under-appreciated in our national response to effectively treat and prevent Alzheimer's. This report found that deep social inequities exist in countries highly impacted by Alzheimer's among Latinos and Blacks.

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