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Restore funding for the Safe Return Program ($841,500); the Alzheimer's Disease State Matching Grants Program ($12 million); and the 24/7 Alzheimer's Call Center ($1 million); increase funding for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Brain Health Initiative to $3.2 million.
Although Medicare and Medicaid play a significant role
in serving persons with Alzheimer’s disease, neither
program provides the full range of services critical to
individuals with dementia and their caregivers and, in many
instances, policies and program administration limit access.
After more than two decades of collaboration, the Alzheimer’s
Association and the federal government have established
several small, unique programs to enhance care and support
services for people with Alzheimer’s disease and their
families.
These small programs are essential because they address
needs not covered by Medicare or Medicaid. They provide
opportunities to test innovations in service delivery, translate
research findings to practice, and assist families in accessing
available programs and make them work as Congress intended.
Unfortunately, the president’s fiscal year 2007 budget
eliminates funding for all of these unique Alzheimer
programs.
We should not turn our backs on the brave individuals living
with Alzheimer’s and on the dedicated families who
make countless sacrifices to care for them. The Alzheimer’s
Association urges Congress to restore funding for programs
that provide vital support to Alzheimer families, including:
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The Alzheimer’s Association and the federal government have established several small, unique programs to enhance care and support services for people with Alzheimer’s disease and their families.
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