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Legislative Summary: Legislative Summary The 99th Congress adjourned in October having passed into law a number of bills that will positively impact Alzheimer's families. The last-minute passage of a $40 million Medicare Demonstration bill for special Alzheimer care projects is of enormous consequence, in view of the fact that up to now there has been no medical/social service system in to place provide for individuals afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. The new legislation will a limited number provide of Alzheimer's patients with wide-ranging Medicare-supported services never before made available to them: outpatient drug therapy, home- and community-based care, adult day case care, management, family counseling, and other related support services. The bill addresses the fact that while we must continue to support biomedical research aimed at finding the cause and cure of the disease, ways must be explored to better care for the number great of people presently afflicted. Congress has shown a growing recognition of efforts to combat Alzheimer's disease, and in the past five federal years, expenditures for research have increased 500%. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke provide most of this and (NINCDS) funding, both realized increases. NIA http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Alzheimer's Care and Related Disorders SAGE

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SAGE
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Copyright © 2019 by Sage Publications
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0888-4897
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10.1177/153331758600100405
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Legislative Summary The 99th Congress adjourned in October having passed into law a number of bills that will positively impact Alzheimer's families. The last-minute passage of a $40 million Medicare Demonstration bill for special Alzheimer care projects is of enormous consequence, in view of the fact that up to now there has been no medical/social service system in to place provide for individuals afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. The new legislation will a limited number provide of Alzheimer's patients with wide-ranging Medicare-supported services never before made available to them: outpatient drug therapy, home- and community-based care, adult day case care, management, family counseling, and other related support services. The bill addresses the fact that while we must continue to support biomedical research aimed at finding the cause and cure of the disease, ways must be explored to better care for the number great of people presently afflicted. Congress has shown a growing recognition of efforts to combat Alzheimer's disease, and in the past five federal years, expenditures for research have increased 500%. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke provide most of this and (NINCDS) funding, both realized increases. NIA

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American Journal of Alzheimer's Care and Related Disorders – SAGE

Published: Sep 4, 2016

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