Press Releases & Statements (Page 4)
February 1, 2018
Updated Statistics Show Heart Valve Disease Affects Up to 11 Million Americans, Costs at Least $23.4 Billion Annually
Washington, D.C., February 1, 2018 – Today the Alliance for Aging Research (Alliance) released The Silver Book®: Valve Disease volume and…
December 15, 2017
Alliance Releases Statement on Legislation Suspending Medical Device Excise Tax
The Alliance for Aging Research’s President and CEO Susan Peschin, MHS, has issued the following statement regarding H.R. 4617, which…
November 13, 2017
Alliance Statement in Support of Nomination of Alex Azar as Secretary of U.S. Health and Human Services
The Alliance for Aging Research’s (Alliance) President and CEO Susan Peschin, MHS, has released the following statement in support of the nomination of Alex Azar for secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
November 9, 2017
Alliance Statement on the Medical Expense Deduction in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
The Alliance for Aging Research’s President and CEO Susan Peschin, MHS, has released the following statement regarding the elimination of the Medical Expense Deduction in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017:
October 16, 2017
New Campaign Offers ‘Wellness Wisdom’ about Vaccines for Medicare Open Enrollment
To promote the importance of vaccination among older adults, the Alliance for Aging Research in partnership with the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) has launched the Our Best Shot awareness campaign.
October 5, 2017
Alliance for Aging Research Names James G. Scott Chair of Its Board of Directors
The nonprofit Alliance for Aging Research (Alliance) announces James “Jim” G. Scott as the new chair and Bruce Garren as the new vice chair of its Board of Directors.
September 26, 2017
Alliance for Aging Research Honors Heroes in Health at 24th Annual Bipartisan Congressional Awards Dinner
The Alliance for Aging Research honors Senator Tom Carper (DE), Senator Shelley Moore Capito (WV), Nobel Prize-winning scientist Elizabeth Blackburn, Ph.D., University of California, Elissa Epel, Ph.D, University of California, San Francisco, and former United States Congressman Tony Coelho at its 24th Annual Bipartisan Congressional Awards Dinner.
September 12, 2017
Missy Jenkins Joins Alliance for Aging Research as Vice President of Public Policy
Today the Alliance for Aging Research (Alliance) is pleased to announce that respected policy expert Ellen Dunbar “Missy” Jenkins has joined the organization as its new vice president of public policy.
August 3, 2017
Alliance Statement on the U.S. Senate’s Passage of the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017
The Alliance for Aging Research (Alliance) issued a statement in response to the U.S. Senate’s passage of the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017.
June 23, 2017
Statement in Support of House Hearing, ‘Examining Ethical Responsibilities Regarding Attorney Advertising’
Alliance for Aging Research President and CEO Susan Peschin, MHS, has issued the following statement in support of a June 23, 2017, hearing being held by the United States House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, titled “Examining Ethical Responsibilities Regarding Attorney Advertising."