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Medicare Outlines Plan to Expand Coverage for Costly New Alzheimer’s Drugs
GAP President John Dwyer was quoted in the Washington Post on the CMS decision. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it would cover a class of Alzheimer’s drugs that includes Leqembi if the medicines get traditional approval by drug regulators. (Eisai/Reuters) Medicare officials outlined plans Thursday to broadly cover a new class of […]
Black, Hispanic volunteers sought for Alzheimer’s study in Albany
GAP-Net Site The Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center of Albany is looking for volunteers for their research studies. ALBANY — The Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center of Albany is looking for volunteers for an Alzheimer’s clinical study, putting an emphasis on the recruitment of people of color. While people from underrepresented communities — including those who are […]
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GAP President on Donanemab Trial Results: Alzheimer’s Patients and Their Doctors May Have Another Disease-Modifying Therapy to Address this Disease
WASHINGTON, DC, May 3, 2023 — Following the announcement of Eli Lilly’s Phase 3 results on a study evaluating donanemab for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) President John Dwyer said, “Today’s announcement is good news. After waiting nearly 20 years for a new treatment for Alzheimer’s, Alzheimer’s patients and their doctors […]
House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee Tells CMS: Fix Alzheimer’s Drug Coverage
House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee Tells CMS: Fix Alzheimer’s Drug Coverage WASHINGTON, DC (April 27, 2023) – The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation®(GAP) President John Dwyer commends the strong, bipartisan leadership shown yesterday by U.S. Reps. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) for admonishing the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator Chiquita […]
Lenexa retiree goes above and beyond to support dementia research at KU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
2022 Citizen Scientist Champion Award Elevated Honoree, Bob Deady, was featured in the KU ADRC publication for his dedication to Alzheimer’s research. There’s a familiar face around the University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (KU ARDC). He doesn’t have an office, or a nameplate on the door or letters behind his name. But he’s doing his […]
Mr. President, do the right thing for Alzheimer’s patients
GAP President John Dwyer wrote an op-ed in the Dallas Examiner calling on President Biden to reverse the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to cover Leqembi and future Alzheimer’s drugs and treatments. The Biden administration has a big problem on its hands. It’s sending mixed signals on new Food and Drug Administration approved Alzheimer’s […]
Caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s, heavy burden for Hispanic families
by Barbara Campos – Telemundo According to the conclusions of a new Alzheimer’s Association report, Hispanics are almost twice as at risk as other demographic groups, and caring for patients can place a heavy burden on households. The report illustrates the need to allocate more resources and efforts to raise awareness about a degenerative disease […]
New Treatment for Alzheimer’s disease available, but Medicare denies unrestricted coverage for it
BAY VILLAGE, Ohio — There are two newly-approved treatments to treat Alzheimer’s Disease, but getting them covered by medicare is a battle. Alzheimer’s impacts nearly 6 million Americans over the age of 65, and that number is expected to triple by 2060. It is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S., according to […]
Battling The Silent Alzheimer’s EPIDEMIC in The Black Community with Roland Martin
GAP Associate Director of Recruitment & Strategic Initiatives, Dr. Tamiko MaGee Rodgers, was featured on the Roland Martin Unfiltered Daily Digital Show and spoke about Alzheimer’s disease clinical trials.