Washington, Oct. 8 -- Congressman Vern Buchanan issued the following press release:
"The time for waiting is over. We must act ASAP."
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the Ways & Means Committee and Chairman of the Health Subcommittee, penned an op-ed in The Hill with Congressman Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.), highlighting the momentum behind their Alzheimer's Screening and Prevention (ASAP) Act and the bipartisan need for broader access to Alzheimer's screening tools.
"Broadening access to Alzheimer's screening tools can help people understand their risk for the disease long before symptoms appear," wrote Buchanan and Tonko in the op-ed. "This is especially key for patients in rural and underserved communities, where...