Office of Alzheimer's Disease Proposed in New Bipartisan Florida House Bill

A new bipartisan bill proposed by Reps. Matt Willhite (D-Fla.) and Scott Plakon (R-Fla.) would establish an Office of Alzheimer's Disease within Florida's Department of Elder Affairs, reports Florida Politics . Willhite said the bill also is intended to strengthen the Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee. "The legislation that we are introducing today will help to position Florida as a national leader as we tackle how we, as a state, can provide services for our constituents who currently live with this disease and the 1.1 million caregivers that sacrifice so much," Plakon noted yesterday afternoon. Willhite added that "last year, we were fortunate enough to pass another piece of legislation related to Alzheimer's disease, but there is always more work to be done."