As your Representative in Congress, Lisa will work to:

Increase Emphasis on medical research, home health care and preventative medicine

The early detection of disease can lead to more successful treatment and improve the quality of life for patients coping with chronic ailments. However, despite the importance of early detection, Medicare and private insurance plans typically are biased against preventative and diagnostic medical services.

I support reforms in Medicare and other programs that increase the emphasis on routine physicals and screenings. I also support promoting research into the treatment and prevention of health problems such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, cancer, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, osteoporosis and delirium.

To its credit, Congress has recognized the important of medical research by increasing funding for programs through National Institutes of Health. We must make sure these efforts continue with an increased emphasis on geriatrics.

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