At a cost of $236 billion a year, Alzheimer’s is the most expensive disease in the nation. Nearly one in every five Medicare dollars is spent on people with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States and the only cause of death among the top 10 in the U.S. that cannot be prevented, cured or even slowed. Alzheimer’s disease is a growing crisis for our families and the economy.
My work with adults and caregivers is filled with stories of the financial and emotional devastation this disease can bring to families.
Please contact U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, and ask her to continue the fight against Alzheimer’s disease by increasing funding for research in the fiscal year 2017.