the tenet appropriation subcommittee on labor, health and human services, education and related agencies will now come to order. today we are having a hearing on the biden administration fiscal year 2023 budget request, for the national institutes of health. senator blunt and i will each have an opening statement, and then i will introduce our witnesses and after their testimony senators will each have five minutes for around questions. what we were unable to have this hearing fully open to the public or media for in-person attendance, live video is available on our committee website. if you are in need of accommodations, including close captioning, you can reach out to the committee or the office of congressional accessibility services. every day across my home state of washington, research inches the research of washington, washington state university, seattle children s hospital, so many other world class institutions are working around the clock and making groundbreaking
National institute on aging promising signs of alzheimers disease will be supported. We have a distinguished panel of experts here today and family members and also quite a and audience. I will welcome the representative of the Alzheimers Association summit you came along way to be here today we thank you for your tireless worker about the need to do more for your loved ones. Also we have students from the university of virginia spending the day learning about budget and appropriations. On the first panel will hear from dr. Francis collins distinguished director of National Institutes of health and what kinds of research are most likely to benefit from our appropriations and we will also have dr. Lee and this and also from the National Institute of aging also here to answer questions on this second panel we go to the researcher who underwrote the study that i mentioned earlier and joined by two individuals impacted by this devastating disease. Finally congressman is here today as a lon
Just under two hours. [inaudible conversations] the Senate Subcommittee Senate Appropriations subcommittee on labor health, human services, education and related agencies will please come to order. Todays hearing is the sixth that this subcommittee has held since 2000 focusing on alzheimers disease. The burden of the disease, the state of the research and the challenges we face. Going back many years we heard predictions from experts about the far reaching consequences this disease will have on the quality of life of American Families and the burden will place on our economy in the years ahead. Last april major study predicted these consequences will be far greater than anyone previously imagined. We will hear from the author of that study on the next panel. This study commanded the attention of the nation and the subcommittee. There are few americans whose life hasnt been touched in some way by alzheimers disease whether through a Family Member or a friend. It is the most common form
With then senator evan bae in 2011. I dont need to tell the people in this room what a devastating disease alzheimers is. It exacts a tremendous personal and economic toll on the individual, the family and our society. In addition to the human suffering it causes, alzheimers costs the United States more than 226 billion a year, including 153 billion in costs to medicare and medicaid. These costs will skyrocket as the baby boom generation ages. Already our nations most costly disease, alzheimers is projected to cost more than 1. 1 trillion in 2050 if nothing is done to change its current trajectory. Alzheimers is one of our nations leading causes of death. The c. D. C. Lists alzheimers as the sixth leading cause of death overall and the fifth leading cause of death for those 65 and older. Other estimates put the mortality rate much higher, at number three, right behind cancer and Heart Disease. Moreover and most frustrating, alzheimers is the only one of our nations deadliest diseases w
Diagnosed with early onset alzheimers. The hearing is about two hours. Senator collins this hearing will come to order. We have convened this afternoons hearing to assess our nations progress in combating alzheimers disease since the enactment of the national alzheimers project act which i coauthored with thensenator evan bayh in 2011. I dont need to tell the people in this room what a devastating disease alzheimers is. It exacts a tremendous personal and economic toll on the individual, the family, and our society. In addition to the human suffering it causes, alzheimers costs the United States more than 226 billion a year. Including 153 billion in costs to medicare and medicaid. These costs will skyrocket as the baby boom generation ages. Already, our nations most already our nations most costly disease, alzheimers is projected to cost more than 1. 1 trillion in 2050 if nothing is done to change its current trajectory. Alzheimers is also one of our nations leading causes of death. Th