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...years, elderly Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer??s have been routinely denied Medicare coverage to treat the disease. The Bush administration has quietly changed that policy, telling Medicare carriers that they can no longer deny service to patients solely on the basis of Alzheimer??s. This enlightened decision, though costly in the short run, should eventually lead to savings for Medicare and related programs. But much more importantly, this change will drastically and immediately improve the quality of life for millions of Americans suffering from Alzheimer?...
Over several years, Alzheimer??s takes a heavy toll. The disease begins with mild forgetfulness in familiar places, and it progresses over time to seriously impair judgment and the ability to perform daily activities. Senior citizens who were once independent are suddenly forced to rely on others for their care—a transition that is often startling and disorienting. And as parents and grandparents forget their children’s names, the disease can be a traumatic experience for families...
...recent change in policy will allow Alzheimer??s victims to receive crucial care as soon as the disease is diagnosed, giving patients immediate access to therapists that can help them arrest the consequences of the disease at the earliest opportunity. Part-time caregivers can help victims live in their own homes for longer, saving the massive cost of full-time nursing home care while also giving senior citizens the satisfaction of living in familiar surroundings. Psychotherapists can help patients deal with the emotional distress they face as memory begins to fade. Physical therapists can reinforce basic motor skills...
Edward Willet Wagner ’49, longtime Harvard professor and founder of the Korean Institute in 1981, died Dec. 7 of pneumonia and other complications from Alzheimer??s disease in Concord, Mass...
Trumpeting the scientific breakthroughs that might accompany such research—cures for Parkinson’s! For Alzheimer??s! For diabetes! For mortality itself!—the usual voices are clamoring for a limited ban on reproductive cloning, accompanied by increased government oversight and support for the “therapeutic” variety. These forward-looking types—The New York Times and the Washington Post, Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, the pharmaceutical companies who stand to make a killing, quite literally—envision a world where it will be perfectly legal...