On October 7, 163 LEAD Coalition member organizations and allies wrote to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) to urge that its recommendation be revised to encourage health care providers to screen older patients for cognitive impairment. Further, the LEAD Coalition wrote that screening should be conducted in health care settings by staff who are […]

On September 25, 170 LEAD Coalition member organizations and allies wrote to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) urging the agency to remove ambiguity about when and how health care practices should provide cognitive impairment detection services to eligible Medicare beneficiaries. Specifically, the LEAD Coalition is urging CMS to revise the MedLearn instructions for the Initial […]

The LEAD Coalition September 25th newsletter has been posted. Subscribe to the newsletter here.

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The LEAD Coalition June 26th newsletter has been posted. Subscribe to the newsletter here.

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The National Alliance for Caregiving, in partnership with the LEAD Coalition, has released “Paving the Path for Family-Centered Design: A National Report on Family Caregiver Roles in Medical Product Development,” which explores the vital roles that family caregivers can play in shaping biomedical research and development, regulatory decision-making and healthcare delivery. Specifically, the first-of-its-kind report begins […]