Image via Wikipedia What wonderful news I came upon after arriving from my conference trip to San Francisco earlier this week. The Alzheimer’s Association has announced that the Social Security Administration (SSA) has added early-onset/younger onset Alzheimer’s to the list of conditions under its Compassionate Allowance Initiative. What does this mean? It means SSDI (Social… [Continue Reading]
Congress is back from the long August break, and the talk in Washington continues to be focused on health care reform. Alzheimer’s Association staff is maintaining their efforts on Capitol Hill to ensure that Alzheimer priorities are included in the debate. Younger-onset Alzheimer’s – Update As noted last month, the Social Security Administration (SSA) held a hearing… [Continue Reading]
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… [Continue Reading]
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