WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) - joined Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in introducing bipartisan legislation to bolster training for primary care providers so they can better diagnose Alzheimer's and other dementia and deliver high-quality, person-centered care in community-based settings.

The Accelerating Access to Dementia & Alzheimer's Provider Training (AADAPT) Act would utilize virtual continuing education to provide additional opportunities for Alzheimer's and dementia education and training to more primary care providers in order to improve detection, diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's, as well as other forms of dementia.

"Expanding access to care for individuals with Alzheimer's and related dementias can improve outcomes while we continue striving for a cure for this devastating disease," said Sen. Moran. "This bipartisan legislation would help to equip our healthcare workforce with the resources they need to deliver earlier diagnoses and more effective care for Kansans and families across the country."

"As new technologies continue to emerge to detect and treat Alzheimer's disease and related dementia, we must use all available tools to train medical providers, especially those in primary care. This will allow us to provide timely diagnosis and quality care for those at risk of and living with these diseases," said Sen. Capito. "I'm pleased to introduce the AADAPT Act, which will expand the existing successful Project ECHO program to provide this important training. This is especially important for rural states like West Virginia where access to specialized care is often limited."

"Detecting Alzheimer's and other dementias early can reduce stress for patients and families, lower unnecessary health costs, and improve access to care," said Sen. Klobuchar. "Primary care providers have been calling for more training resources to improve early detection, accurate diagnosis, and care. This bipartisan legislation will deliver those tools and improve patients' and caregivers' quality of life and health outcomes."

"For people living with Alzheimer's and their families, delays in diagnosis often mean missed opportunities for care, planning and support," said Rachel Conant, senior vice president of public policy at the Alzheimer's Association and executive director of Alzheimer's Impact Movement (AIM). "The bipartisan AADAPT Act is needed to ensure primary care providers have the tools and training to recognize dementia earlier and guide patients through the care journey within their own communities. On behalf of families nationwide, we thank Sens. Capito, Klobuchar, Moran, Booker, Sullivan, Kim, Lankford and Cantwell for advancing this important legislation and for their continued commitment to addressing Alzheimer's and other dementia."

Sen. Moran helped secure a $100 million increase for Alzheimer's and related dementia research across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of the FY2026 LHHS appropriations bill.

Full text of the legislation can be found here.

Companion legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Troy Balderson (R-Ohio), Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.), Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) and Rep. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.).

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