>>Virginia Residents Urged to Contact Congress to Demand Changes to Medicare
(Undated) -- Many people in Virginia expect their tax dollars to be used by elected officials and government employees to help people in need, but as we see with the newest Alzheimers treatments, it doesn't always work that way. Rebecca Hughes with more.Preview: Wrap Script:
(sound offtop)Preview: Sue Peschin, President & CEO, Alliance for Aging Research, says a new poll shows 92 percent of respondents believe Medicare should cover the costs to give Alzheimer's patients access to innovative, FDA-approved early treatments.Preview: Peschin says 78 percent of people believe patients should not have to participate in medical research to receive FDA-approved drugs and the same number of survey participants also say Congress should step in if Medicare does not change the rules to help Americans get the healthcare they need. Write your congress officials to push them to action. Learn more at aging research dot org.