The Alzheimer's Study Group, convened by Congress in 2007, recently released their report and recommended creating the Alzheimer's Solutions Project to increase spending nationally on Alzheimer's prevention. The report projects that 16 Million Americans will be afflicted by Alzheimer's by 2050 and the related costs to Medicare and Medicaid will exceed $1 Trillion annually by then. The report argued more help for families and changes to Medicare and Medicaid to reimburse counseling and community services.
- NeuBrain
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To read more from The Report Of The Alzheimer's Study Group (Co-Chaired by Democrat Bob Kerrey and Republican Newt Gingrich with members such as Justice Sandra Day O'Connor), see "A National Alzheimer's Strategic Plan" at http://www.alzstudygroup.org/Portals/0/National_Alzheimers_Strategic_Plan.pdf
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