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    Alzheimer’s Association and Alzheimer’s Impact Movement Statement on Medicaid

    Alzheimer’s Association and Alzheimer’s Impact Movement Statement on Medicaid

    Washington, D.C., March 12, 2025 — Thanks to members of Congress working in bipartisan fashion, we’ve made remarkable progress in research, care and support in the Alzheimer’s and dementia community. Now, the Alzheimer’s Association and the Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (AIM) call on Congress to ensure any Medicaid changes protect the nearly seven million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease and their over 11 million caregivers. Americans living with dementia are highly vulnerable due to their complex medical and long-term care needs.

    We stand ready to work with Congress in bipartisan fashion to maintain a sustainable, person-centered, long-term support system in which people with dementia have access to a full array of quality services including nursing home care and home and community-based options.

    Medicaid is the only federal program that covers nursing home stays that most people with dementia require in the late stages of the disease, and home and community-based care for people in the early and middle stages of the disease.

    About the Alzheimer's Association

    The Alzheimer’s Association is a worldwide voluntary health organization dedicated to Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Our mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer's and all other dementia®. Visit alz.org or call 800.272.3900.

    Alzheimer’s Impact Movement

    The Alzheimer's Impact Movement (AIM) is a separately incorporated advocacy affiliate of the Alzheimer's Association. AIM works to develop and advance policies to overcome Alzheimer's disease through increased investment in research, enhanced care and improved support. For more information, visit alzimpact.org.