On January 20, 142 LEAD Coalition member organizations and allies wrote to urge the FDA to utilize its regulatory flexibility in rendering a decision on biologics license application (BLA) 761178, for aducanumab solution for intravenous infusion, submitted by Biogen Inc., for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Should FDA approve the application, the letter also recommends […]

On November 9, 201 LEAD Coalition member organizations and allies wrote to the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee (C&M) — a federal interdepartmental committee comprised of representatives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) — to urge that it adopt […]

As LEAD Coalition members and allies know, the National Institute on Aging (NIA), in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services as part of the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA), planned to host the second National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons with Dementia and their Caregivers on March 24-25. […]