Updates from Washington

News from Capitol Hill and statehouses across the country shifts rapidly, so it’s important to stay up to date. Here, you’ll find the latest information on the policies that The Michael J. Fox Foundation and our nationwide network of policy advocates are working on to support the Parkinson's community.

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"We will open doors that were previously closed"

October 31, 2016

A member of the newly formed MJFF Public Policy Council, Monnie Lindsay, JD talks about her policy work with the Parkinson's disease community.

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Unveils National Plan for Alzheimer's

May 15, 2012

Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius today unveiled specific elements of the National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA).

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The New York Times: Money for Scientific Research May Be Scarce With a Republican-led House

November 4, 2010

<p>Federal financing of science research, which has risen quickly since the Obama administration came to power, could fall back to pre-Obama levels if the incoming Republican leadership in the…

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Michael J. Fox in blue sweater posing for the camera.

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Updates from Washington

"We will open doors that were previously closed"

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Unveils National Plan for Alzheimer's

The New York Times: Money for Scientific Research May Be Scarce With a Republican-led House

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