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 Jon Summers at [email protected].

  • January 07, 2022

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Calls on Medicare to Cover Aduhelm for Alzheimer’s Patients

    A study released today shows that the number of adults living with...

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  • December 27, 2021

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Celebrates Federal Government Action Making Risk Reduction for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias a National Priority

    The United States today made the prevention of Alzheimer’s and related dementias...

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  • December 26, 2021

    Becerra: Federal Government to Make Alzheimer’s Prevention a National Priority

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s applauded Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, who announced on...

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  • December 22, 2021

    Letter to Becerra: Historic Medicare Premium Increase Must be Reversed Based on New Data

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, a patient advocacy group representing more than six million Alzheimer’s patients...

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  • December 20, 2021

    Dramatic Price Reduction for Aduhelm Gives Hope to Alzheimer’s Patients

    More patients will soon have access to Aduhelm, the only treatment on...

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  • December 17, 2021

    European Medicines Agency Blocks Treatment for Alzheimer’s Patients

    The European Medicines Agency (EMA) today delivered an unconscionable blow to Alzheimer’s...

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  • December 16, 2021

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Applauds Biogen for Speeding up Follow-up Trials for Aduhelm

    The company that manufactures Aduhelm, the only treatment on the market that...

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  • December 01, 2021

    Alzheimer’s Advocates Call for Swift Passage of CURES 2.0

    Building on the success of the Cures Act passed in 2016, Reps...

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  • November 19, 2021

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Hails House Passage of Paid Family and Medical Leave

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s today applauded the passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of...

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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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