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LEAD Coalition Calls on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to Encourage Cognitive Screening in Older Adults
Sixty-seven LEAD Coalition member organizations and supporters joined a formal comment submitted to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) in response to its “Draft Recommendation Statement: Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults.” The comment urged USPSTF to issue a final Recommendation Statement grade of A or B, meaning the cognitive screening of older […]
LEAD November newsletter now available
The LEAD November newsletter has been posted. View it online here. Subscribe to the newsletter here.
LEAD October newsletter now available
The LEAD October newsletter has been posted. View it online here. Subscribe to the newsletter here.
LEAD Coalition Urges Swift Action on ABLE Act
Forty-three LEAD Coalition member organizations and supporters wrote to congressional sponsors of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013 (S. 313/H.R.647) encouraging enactment this year. Read the letter.
LEAD September newsletter now available
The LEAD September newsletter has been posted. View it online here. Subscribe to the newsletter here.
LEAD Coalition Urges House Committee to Convene Alzheimer’s & Dementia Hearing
Seventy-one LEAD Coalition member organizations and supporters wrote to the House Energy & Commerce Committee encouraging it convene a hearing this fall on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders, with a particular focus on implementation of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease. Read the letter.
LEAD August newsletter now available
The LEAD August newsletter has been posted. View it online here. Subscribe to the newsletter here.
LEAD Coalition Strengthens Call for CMS to Approve PET Amyloid Imaging
Following on an April comment letter, fifty-five LEAD Coalition member organizations and supporters wrote again in early August encouraging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to issue a National Coverage Decision allowing PET amyloid imaging in the evaluation of progressive cognitive decline under the narrowly defined circumstances of the appropriate use criteria (AUC) […]
LEAD Coalition Urges Senators, Representatives to Cosponsor the HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act
Fifty-seven LEAD Coalition member organizations and supporters wrote to all Members of Congress encouraging them to cosponsor the the Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer’s Act (S.709/H.R. 1507) which would help ensure that individuals receive an appropriate diagnosis, and that they and their family get critical information about the disease and available care options. Read the House letter […]