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,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,durb91 & ,mr4 ,blum5?al7
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ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1       
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions          
,,resolution  ,decl>+ t a*iev+ ! prim>y 
goal ( ! ,national ,plan to ,address    
,alzheim]'s ,disease ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to prev5t &    
effectively treat ,alzheim]'s disease by
 #bjbe is an urg5t national priority4   
,:]eas ! numb] ( individuals 9 ! ,unit$ 
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dem5tias 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z    
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 is m ?an d\ble ! numb] 9 #aihj2 ,:]eas 
bas$ on ! trajectory ( ,alzheim]'s1 z _m
 z #af1jjj1jjj individuals 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates may h ,alzheim]'s by #bjej2      
,:]eas ,alzheim]'s is a global heal?    
crisis t afflicts an e/imat$ #cf1jjj1jjj
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 & may afflict ov] #aae1jjj1jjj         
individuals by #bjej2 ,:]eas ,alzheim]'s
 is ! #f? lead+ cause ( dea? 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 ,:]eas ,alzheim]'s is ! only    
disease among ! top #aj causes ( dea? 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates )\t an effective means (
 prev5tion1 treatm5t1 or cure2 ,:]eas   
,alzheim]'s places an enorm\s f9ancial  
/ra9 on families1 ! heal? c>e sy/em1 &  
,/ate & ,f$]al budgets2 ,:]eas 9 #bjac1 
! direct co/s ( c>+ = individuals )     
,alzheim]'s w total an e/imat$          
#bjc1jjj1jjj1jjj1 includ+               
#adb1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 co/s to ! ,m$ic>e    
program "u title ,,xviii ( ! ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et  
seq47 & ! ,m$icaid program "u title     
,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq472 ,:]eas !      
annual co/s ( c>+ = individuals )       
,alzheim]'s are project$ to increase f  
#bjc1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 #bjac to             
#a1bjj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 #bjej2 ,:]eas a    
,,r& ,corporation /udy publi%$ 9 #bjac &
 commission$ by ! ,national ,in/itute on

 ,ag+ f\nd t ,alzheim]'s is ! co/lie/   
disease 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 co/+ m ?an   
canc] & he>t disease2 ,:]eas 9 #bjab1 an
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fri5ds ( individuals ) ,alzheim]'s      
provid$ ^? individuals ) #ag1ejj1jjj1jjj
 h\rs ( unpaid c>e1 an am\nt valu$ at m 
?an #baf1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas ! global co/ ( 
,alzheim]'s exce$s #fjj1jjj1jjj1jjj ea* 
ye>1 an am\nt equal to approximately #a 
p]c5t ( ! _w's gross dome/ic product2   
,:]eas ,alzheim]'s takes an emotional & 
physical toll on c>egiv]s t results 9 a 
high] incid5ce ( *ronic conditions1 su* 
z he>t disease1 canc]1 & depression     
among c>egiv]s2 ,:]eas ! ,national ,plan
 to ,address ,alzheim]'s ,disease ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
enables family c>egiv]s ( individuals ) 
,alzheim]'s to provide c>e :ile ma9ta9+ 
p]sonal heal? & well-be+2 ,:]eas !      
,national ,plan to ,address ,alzheim]'s 
,disease supports in=mal c>egiv]s by--  
7#a7 id5tify+ ! support ne$s ( c>egiv]s2
  7#b7 develop+ & dissem9at+ modes =    

int]v5tion2  7#c7 provid+ in=mation t   
c>egiv]s ne$1 p>ticul>ly 9 crisis       
situations2 &  7#d7 assi/+ c>egiv]s 9   
ma9ta9+ p]sonal heal? & well-be+2 ,:]eas
 a /rong & su/a9$ rese>* ef=t is ! be/  
tool to sl[ ! progression & ultimately  
prev5t ! onset ( ,alzheim]'s2 ,:]eas !  
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? sp5ds ea* 
ye> approximately-- 7#a7 #f1jjj1jjj1jjj 
on canc] rese>*2  7#b7 #c1jjj1jjj1jjj on
 ,,hiv_/,,aids rese>*2 &  7#c7          
#b1jjj1jjj1jjj on c>diovascul> disease  
rese>*2 ,:]eas :ile ! co/ to ! ,m$ic>e &
 ,m$icaid programs ( c>+ = ,alzheim]'s  
pati5ts is #adb1jjj1jjj1jjj ea* ye>1 !  
,unit$ ,/ates sp5ds slightly m ?an      
#ejj1jjj1jjj ea* ye> on ,alzheim]'s     
rese>*2 ,:]eas ! ,*airman ( ! ,advisory 
,c\ncil on ,alzheim]'s ,rese>*1 ,c>e1 & 
,s]vices creat$ by ! ,national          
,alzheim]'s ,project ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #aabbe7 has te/ifi$ be=e ,congress t ! 
,unit$ ,/ates mu/ devote at lea/        
#b1jjj1jjj1jjj ea* ye> to ,alzheim]'s   
rese>* to rea* ! goal ( prev5t+ &       

effectively treat+ ,alzheim]'s by #bjbe2
 & ,:]eas ! public memb]s ( ! ,advisory 
,c\ncil on ,alzheim]'s ,rese>*1 ,c>e1 & 
,s]vices unanim\sly agree ) ! te/imony (
 ! ,*airman reg>d+ ! am\nt ( money      
requir$ to rea* ! goal = #bjbe3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 is       
committ$ to /r5g!n+ ! quality ( c>e &   
exp&+ support = individuals )           
,alzheim]'s disease & relat$ dem5tias   
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is resolution z           
,alzheim]'s7 & family c>egiv]s (        
individuals ) ,alzheim]'s2  7#b7 decl>es
 t a*iev+ ! prim>y goal ( ! ,national   
,plan to ,address ,alzheim]'s ,disease  
to prev5t & effectively treat           
,alzheim]'s by #bjbe is an urg5t        
national priority2  7#c7 recognizes t   
bold action & dramatic increases 9 fund+
 are necess>y to meet t goal2 &  7#d7   
/rives to-- 7,a7 d\ble ! am\nt ( fund+ !
 ,unit$ ,/ates sp5ds on ,alzheim]'s     
rese>* 9 fiscal ye> #bjae2 &  7,b7      
develop a plan = fiscal ye>s #bjaf ?r\gh
 #bjai to meet ! t>get ( ! ,advisory    

,c\ncil on ,alzheim]'s ,rese>*1 ,c>e1 & 
,s]vices = ! ,unit$ ,/ates to sp5d      
#b1jjj1jjj1jjj ea* ye> on ,alzheim]'s   
rese>*4