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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 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.