First Alzheimer's disease professional judgment budget reflects urgency

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July 29, 2015
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First Alzheimer's disease professional judgment budget reflects urgency
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recommended an increase of $323 million in its first professional judgment budget aimed at providing Congress with a scientific estimate of what research funding is needed and can be immediately well utilized to address Alzheimer's disease in fiscal year 2017. Alzheimer's is only the third disease to receive a professional judgment budget, following cancer and HIV/AIDS. Recognizing the role that this mechanism played in the successful investments and resulting medical advances for these diseases, Alzheimer's Association grassroots advocates and staff held thousands of congressional meetings to secure support for the Alzheimer's Accountability Act.

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Alzheimer’s disease crisis will have devastating impact on Medicare
Estimates say that by 2050, Medicare will be able to fund 80 percent of its obligations. By that same year, 13.8 million Americans may have Alzheimer’s disease, at a cost of $1.1 trillion per year. “Basically, Alzheimer’s will bankrupt Medicare,” said Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Association’s chief public policy officer.
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