"Pakadali pano tikuwunika chigamulo chomaliza cha CMS. Pakuwunika koyamba ndife okhumudwa kwambiri ndi momwe zidzakhudzire anthu aku America omwe ali ndi Alzheimer's ndi mabanja awo lero. Ngakhale tikuwona malingaliro ena operekedwa ndi anthu omwe ali ndi Alzheimer's ndi Alzheimer's Association aphatikizidwa mu chisankho cha CMS, kukana kupeza chithandizo chamankhwala chovomerezeka ndi FDA ndi cholakwika. Palibe nthawi m'mbiri yomwe CMS idakhazikitsa zotchinga zazikulu zotere kuti athe kupeza chithandizo chovomerezeka ndi FDA kwa anthu omwe ali ndi matenda oopsa. " - Harry Johns, CEO wa Alzheimer's Association
ZINDIKIRANI: Bungwe la Alzheimer's Association lidzagawana ndemanga zina pokhapokha kuwunika kwathunthu kwachigamulo kumalizidwa.
Malinga ndi lipoti la Alzheimer's Association 2022 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures:
• Pali anthu oposa 6 miliyoni aku America omwe ali ndi matenda a Alzheimer's.
• Mmodzi mwa anthu khumi (10) aliwonse azaka zapakati pa 65 ndi kupitilira apo ali ndi matenda a Alzheimer's.
• Pofika chaka cha 2050, chiwerengero cha anthu azaka zapakati pa 65 ndi kupitirira omwe ali ndi matenda a Alzheimer's dementia akuyembekezeka kukwera pafupifupi 13 miliyoni.
• Panopa, achibale ndi abwenzi oposa 11 miliyoni akutumikira monga osamalira matenda a Alzheimer.
• Mu 2021, osamalirawa adapereka maola oposa 16 biliyoni a chisamaliro chamtengo wapatali pafupifupi $272 biliyoni.
• Matenda a Alzheimer ndi amodzi mwa matenda okwera mtengo kwambiri ku America.
• Mu 2022, Alzheimer's ndi dementia ina idzawononga dziko $321 biliyoni kuphatikiza $206 biliyoni muzolipira za Medicare ndi Medicaid popanda chithandizo. Pofika 2050, ndalamazi zitha kufika pafupifupi $1 thililiyoni.
• Bungwe la Alzheimer's Association limapereka zinthu zingapo pa intaneti ndi pa foni - kuphatikizapo 24/7 Helpline yaulere (800.272.3900) yokhala ndi madokotala a masters-level - kulikonse kumene osamalira ali omasuka kupeza zambiri pamene akuzifuna kwambiri.
ZOMWE MUNGACHITE PA NKHANIYI:
- 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.
