"Ke nānā nei mākou i ka hoʻoholo hope loa o CMS. Ma ka loiloi mua ua hoka mākou i ka hopena koke o ka poʻe ʻAmelika e noho pū ana me Alzheimer a me ko lākou mau ʻohana i kēia lā. ʻOiai mākou e ʻike nei i kekahi o nā ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo i hāʻawi ʻia e ka poʻe e noho pū ana me Alzheimer a me ka Alzheimer's Association ua hoʻokomo ʻia i loko o ka hoʻoholo CMS, ʻo ka hōʻole ʻana i ke komo ʻana i nā lāʻau lapaʻau a FDA i ʻae ʻia he hewa. ʻAʻohe manawa o ka mōʻaukala i kau aku ai ʻo CMS i nā pale koʻikoʻi e kiʻi i nā lāʻau lapaʻau i ʻae ʻia e FDA no ka poʻe e kū nei i kahi maʻi make. - ʻO Harry Johns, ka Luna Hoʻokele o Alzheimer's Association
NĀ MEA: E kaʻana like ka Alzheimer's Association i nā manaʻo hou aʻe ke pau ka loiloi piha ʻana o ka hoʻoholo.
Wahi a ka Alzheimer's Association 2022 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures hōʻike:
• Aia ma mua o 6 miliona ʻAmelika e noho nei me Alzheimer's dementia.
• Hoʻokahi i loko o 10 poʻe makahiki 65 a keu i loaʻa i ka Alzheimer's dementia.
• I ka makahiki 2050, ua manaʻo ʻia e piʻi aʻe ka nui o ka poʻe i piha i ka makahiki 65 a ʻoi aʻe me ka maʻi dementia o Alzheimer ma kahi o 13 miliona.
• I kēia manawa, ʻoi aku ma mua o 11 miliona mau ʻohana a me nā hoaaloha e lawelawe nei ma ke ʻano he poʻe mālama iā Alzheimer.
• I ka makahiki 2021, ua hāʻawi kēia mau mea mālama i ʻoi aku ma mua o 16 biliona hola o ka mālama ʻana ma kahi kokoke i $272 biliona.
• ʻO Alzheimer kekahi o nā maʻi pipiʻi loa ma ʻAmelika.
• I ka makahiki 2022, e lilo ana ka lāhui i $321 biliona me $206 biliona ma ka uku Medicare a me Medicaid me ka mālama ʻole ʻana. I ka makahiki 2050, hiki i kēia mau kumukūʻai ke hiki i kahi $1 trillion.
• Hāʻawi ka Alzheimer's Association i nā kumuwaiwai he nui ma ka pūnaewele a ma ke kelepona - me kahi laina kōkua 24/7 manuahi (800.272.3900) i mālama ʻia e nā kauka pae haku - ma nā wahi āpau e ʻoluʻolu loa nā kahu mālama i ka ʻike i ka wā e pono ai lākou.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- While we note some of the recommendations provided by people living with Alzheimer’s and the Alzheimer’s Association have been incorporated into the CMS decision, denying access to FDA-approved Alzheimer’s treatments is wrong.
- At initial review we are very disappointed with the immediate impact it will have on Americans living with Alzheimer’s and their families today.
- The Alzheimer’s Association offers a number of resources online and on the phone – including a free 24/7 Helpline (800.
