Join the causeThe Alzheimer’s Association--Arkansas Chapter invites you to become an Alzheimer advocate. Join us and speak up for the needs and rights of people with Alzheimer’s disease and their families. Add your voice to ours — become an advocate today. Act NowPlease call 1-800-687-3813 today and tell Senators Boozman and Pryor that Alzheimer’s disease is the most expensive disease facing our nation today and is set to increase like no other unless bold action is taken. Currently our country spends over $203 billion per year caring for those with Alzheimer’s, with more than two thirds of those costs paid by Medicare and Medicaid. And while those numbers are high, they're expected to skyrocket to $1.2 trillion by 2050. Despite staggering costs and a growing epidemic, chronic underinvestment continues in Alzheimer’s disease research. Our country invests less than 1% of what we spend for care and support on promising research; the very research that holds the keys to conquering this disease. That just doesn’t make sense. As an Alzheimer's Association Advocate in Arkansas you know this disease, and you know that to truly make a difference our nation must do more. Smart investments in other diseases have shown great success and are paying off, both in terms of cost AND lives saved. Clearly overcoming Alzheimer’s will save lives and is key to addressing our nation’s fiscal challenges. Please call 1-800-687-3813 and urge your Senators to take the first steps in addressing this problem by supporting an additional $100 million for efforts to combat Alzheimer’s disease in FY 2014.
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