Missourian Shares Experience with McCaskill as Caregiver to Mother Battling Alzheimer's Disease

Senator Claire McCaskill
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Published on Mar 25, 2015

Pointing to a report issued earlier this week that costs associated with Alzheimer’s care could reach $1.1 trillion by 2050, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill today said additional investments in research funding are necessary to combat the disease. McCaskill, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Special Committee on Aging, joined Chairman Susan Collins (R-Maine) to head a bipartisan hearing focusing on the financial, economic, and emotional challenges facing those with Alzheimer’s disease and the individuals and families who care for them.

The Senate panel featured Kim Stemley, a St. Louis-area caretaker and Alzheimer’s activist.

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