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In connection with this I am surprised that no one such as our various PD organizations apparently has come up with dollar figures that could be saved if a cure were found for it Bruce Anderson (52, 3+) -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, March 24, 1998 8:10 PM Subject: Congressional hearing on Alzheimer's Disease > There was a report on NBC Evening News tonight about >Congressional hearings on federal spending for Alzheimer's >Disease. It focused on the coming economic problems for the >nation as the Baby Boom generation ages, and the number of >Alzheimer's patients greatly increases. I thought I heard the >reporter talk about spending $100 million for research today to >save billions of dollars in Medicare costs in the future. I >wondered if he was actually referring to the Udall Bill, and had >his facts mixed up. Were the hearings on Parkinson's research >held today as well, or do we know when they will be held? Let's >hope the PD hearings receive the same kind of news coverage as >today's did. > >Linda Herman