ALS Advocacy

Texas Proposition 14 results: Voters Approve Amendment to Create Dementia Research Facility, Fund

November 4, 2025 Comments Off on Texas Proposition 14 results: Voters Approve Amendment to Create Dementia Research Facility, Fund

Texas voters Tuesday approved Proposition 14, which creates a state-funded dementia research facility and sets aside money aimed at prevention of the disease. SJR 3 authorizes the state comptroller to set…

ALS Advocacy: What’s Happening and What’s Next

August 28, 2025 Comments Off on ALS Advocacy: What’s Happening and What’s Next

Here’s what’s happening in Washington, D.C., and how you can help safeguard ALS programs and research. Updates  Earlier this summer, the President signed H.R. 1 — the “One Big Beautiful…

H.R.1 Health Changes: What They Mean for ALS Care

August 21, 2025 Comments Off on H.R.1 Health Changes: What They Mean for ALS Care

On July 4, 2025, the budget reconciliation bill, H.R.1, was signed into law. The legislation includes changes to Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), putting at risk the…

Help Shape ALS Network’s 2025 Advocacy Priorities

December 5, 2024 Comments Off on Help Shape ALS Network’s 2025 Advocacy Priorities

At the ALS Network, we deeply value the voices of people living with ALS, their caregivers, and others who have been impacted by this disease. Your experiences and insights are…

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Health Care Activist Ady Barkan

November 3, 2023 Comments Off on Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Health Care Activist Ady Barkan

A true hero and activist personified, Ady Barkan made an enduring impact on the ALS community that will live on through his significant contributions to healthcare reform. Once described as…

Spotlight On…Rusty Selix Healthcare and ALS Advocate

November 7, 2018 Comments Off on Spotlight On…Rusty Selix Healthcare and ALS Advocate

“Like the morning sun you come and like the wind you go.”– from “Uncle John’s Band” by the Grateful Dead.  Throughout his life, Russell “Rusty” Selix has been told by…