Eighteen LEAD Member and Partner Organizations Urge Congress to Avert Sequestration Cuts to Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Research

Federal budget sequestration represents a looming threat to funding for Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders care, support and research. Eighteen LEAD Coalition member and partner organizations have joined with the Friends of the National Institute on Aging (FoNIA) in urging Congressional leaders to work aggressively toward a balanced budget solution that avoids cuts to aging […]

Thirty LEAD Member Organizations Urge Congress to Examine National Alzheimer’s Plan Implementation Progress

As federal agencies, the business and non-profit sectors work to implement America’s first-ever “National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease,” a wide cross section of LEAD member organizations are calling on Congress to examine the foundation being laid for progress on the aggressive and urgently needed goals of preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer’s disease by 2025, […]