The Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act of 2009 Introduced to Congress

Alzheimer’s Association response to introduction of the Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act

For the more than 5 million people living with Alzheimer’s disease today and the projected 16 million who may have it by mid-century, The Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act of 2009 (S. 1492 & H.R. 3286) is a tremendous step in the fight against Alzheimer’s. The bipartisan legislation, offered in the Senate by Sens. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Christopher Bond (R-Mo.) and by Reps. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Christopher Smith (R-N.J.) in the House, offers great promise for someday having a world without Alzheimer’s disease.

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