The LEAD July newsletter has been posted. View it online here. Subscribe to the newsletter here.
LEAD July newsletter now available
LEAD Coalition Calls for White House to Take Next Historic Step on Dementia
Over one hundred LEAD Coalition member organizations and supporters wrote to the Director of the Domestic Policy Council offering support for a 2015 White House Conference on Aging with a cross-cutting focus on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Read the full letter.
LEAD June newsletter now available
The LEAD June newsletter has been posted. View it online here. Subscribe to the newsletter here.
Care Coordination, Greater Support Imperative for Bending the Alzheimer’s Cost Curve
by Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. The cost of providing care for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related illnesses is staggering, unsustainable—and exploding. By 2040, the cost of caring for a person with dementia is projected to hit $1 trillion annually, up from $215 billion in 2010. While initial steps toward actualizing the goals of the government’s […]
LEAD Coalition Advocates for U.S. Leadership in Global Dementia Action
Eighty-two LEAD Coalition member organizations and supporters wrote to the United States House of Representatives and leadership of the Committee on Foreign Affairs urging co-sponsorship and eventual adoption of House Resolution 489 which calls for the United States to lead a global response to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Read the co-sponsorship letter and the committee […]
LEAD May newsletter now available
The LEAD May newsletter has been posted. View it online here. Subscribe to the newsletter here.
LEAD April newsletter now available
The LEAD April newsletter has been posted. View it online here. Subscribe to the newsletter here.
LEAD Coalition Pushes for New Federal Investments in Research, Care and Support
Sixty-nine LEAD Coalition member organizations and supporters wrote to the U.S. House and Senate appropriations leadership calling for overall NIH funding to reach $32 billion in fiscal year 2015, at least $200 million in new investments in dementia research and a $25 million expansion in care and support services through the Administration for Community Living. Read the Senate […]
LEAD March newsletter now available
The LEAD March newsletter has been posted. View it online here. Subscribe to the newsletter here.
LEAD February newsletter now available
The LEAD February newsletter has been posted. View it online here. Subscribe to the newsletter here.