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Here Comes the First Alzheimer’s Treatment in 20 years. But Will Medicare Cover it?
GAP President John Dwyer was quoted in NJ.com about the future of Alzheimer’s treatments if the CMS National Coverage Decision (NCD) proposal is approved. Every day in this country, an estimated 1,000 people progress from moderate Alzheimer’s dementia to the final and most severe stage of the disease. That’s a grim statistic in its own […]
Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® Applauds Neurologists for Speaking Out Against Proposed CMS Plan to Restrict Coverage to Alzheimer’s Patients
New survey finds that 83% of neurologists believe that the safety and efficacy of an entire class of drugs should not be determined by the results of one medication. Washington, D.C. (February 2, 2022) – John Dwyer, President of the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP), a person-centric non-profit organization committed to accelerating the discovery of […]
STATEMENT: Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® Applauds Biogen for 18 Percent Diversity Recruitment Goal for Participants in Aduhelm Confirmatory Trial
Washington, D.C. (January 27, 2021) – John Dwyer, President of the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP), a person-centric non-profit organization committed to accelerating the discovery of therapies for the treatment of Alzheimer’s, applauded the announcement today by Biogen Inc. that it would ensure that at least 18 percent of participants in its FDA mandated study will […]
‘Not a tolerable situation’: Patient Groups Take Aim at CMS Over Alzheimer’s Coverage Decision
GAP President John Dwyer was quoted in Politico talking about the difficulty of having a diverse population pool in Alzheimer’s clinical trial, and how unlike that is to achieve if the CMS proposal is approved. Drugmakers and patient advocacy groups are waging a campaign to cast Medicare officials as villains after the program limited coverage […]
Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) Condemns CMS Preliminary Coverage Decision on First Disease Modifying Drug for Alzheimer’s as Repudiation of President’s Promise to Advance Treatments for Alzheimer’s for all Americans
GAP calls for a traditional National Coverage Determination for ADUHELM consistent with past CMS decisions which will ensure access and equity for all patients stricken with Alzheimer’s. Washington, D.C. (January 11, 2022) – John Dwyer, President of the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP), a person-centric non-profit organization committed to accelerating the discovery of therapies for […]
Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® Applauds Biogen for Reducing Cost of ADUHELM
GAP Renews Its Call for CMS to Cover the New Class of Drugs for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Washington, D.C. (December 20, 2021) – John Dwyer, President of the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP), a person-centric non-profit organization committed to accelerating the discovery of therapies for the treatment of Alzheimer’s, issued the following statement on the […]
Atlanta Metro Communities Gain Access to Renowned Alzheimer’s Research Network Through Local Clinical Trial Site
iResearch Atlanta will join the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation®’s network (GAP-Net) of clinical trial sites working to bring new treatments to those living with the disease and and improve equity in research. Contact: Peter Buonanno – [email protected] – 704.989.5501 WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 7, 2021) – The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) announced that iResearch Atlanta […]
Ixico and GAP Partner Interview
Watch GAP President John Dwyer and GAP’s Senior Advisor, Dr. Lynne Hughes, talk about our Ixico partnership and our Bio-Hermes study.
Orlando Seniors Gain Access to Innovative Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial
Study leaders at new Global Alzheimer’s Network Site Commit to Improving Equity in Florida Alzheimer’s Research Contact: Peter Buonanno – [email protected] – 408-466-5952 Washington, DC (November 18, 2021) – With enrollment in full swing, the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) has announced that K2 Medical Research will join both their GAP-Network of clinical trial sites […]
Alzheimer’s Research Center Focused on Hispanics Opens in Texas
New GAP-Net site El Faro Health and Therapeutics has opened in Rio Grande City, TX. The below article was translated from Spanish to English. The original, Spanish version is linked at the bottom. A new clinical research center to study Alzheimer’s and its impact among Hispanics, the group with the highest prevalence of this disease […]