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].

  • February 09, 2022

    Coalition Letter: 35 Diverse Health Advocacy Organizations Urge CMS to Prioritize Equity & Access to Alzheimer's Treatments

    The Health Equity Collaborative, together with UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, led a coalition letter to...

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  • February 09, 2022

    More Than 50 Leading Patient Organizations Send Letter Calling on Medicare to Revise Proposed National Coverage Determination

    More than 50 patient advocacy groups urged Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to direct...

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  • February 02, 2022

    Doctors, Scientists and Patient Advocates Call for Medicare to Cover Alzheimer’s Treatments

    The draft proposal by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...

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  • January 27, 2022

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Welcomes Biogen’s 18 Percent Diversity Goal for U.S. Participants in Aduhelm Confirmatory Trial

    “This is an important step forward in ensuring that people of color...

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  • January 26, 2022

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Letter to HHS Secretary Becerra: Direct CMS to Reconsider its Draft Decision on Medicare Coverage for Alzheimer’s Drugs

    Patient advocacy group UsAgainstAlzheimer’s today urged Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier...

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  • January 19, 2022

    Myth vs. Fact: CMS Draft Decision on Alzheimer’s Drugs

    With so much misinformation surrounding the draft National Coverage Determination (NCD) from...

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  • January 13, 2022

    New Guidance Provides Clinical Recommendations to Reduce Dementia Risk

    Today, Primary Prevention Recommendations to Reduce the Risk of Cognitive Decline...

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  • January 12, 2022

    Medicare Slams the Door on Alzheimer’s Treatments

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that it...

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  • January 10, 2022

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Applauds HHS Secretary Becerra for Calling on Medicare to Reexamine its Planned Premium Increase

    Just weeks after UsAgainstAlzheimer’s urged Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra...

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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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