{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://balderson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2991", "House Passes Balderson's AADAPT Act to Improve Early Alzheimer's Detection and Care", "2026-07-20", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Troy Balderson", "B001306", "balderson.house.gov", "balderson", "https://balderson.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27&Page=1", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) applauded House passage of his Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer\u2019s Provider Training Act (AADAPT Act), H.R. 3747.\n\nThe legislation, co-led by Congresswoman Nanette Barrag\u00e1n (CA-44), strengthens and reauthorizes the Project ECHO program to help primary care providers better identify, diagnose, and manage Alzheimer's disease and other dementias\u2014particularly in rural and underserved communities.\n\n\u201cAlzheimer\u2019s disease is one of the most significant public health challenges facing our country today,\u201d said Balderson. \u201cThe sooner we can identify Alzheimer\u2019s disease and other dementias, the sooner patients and families can begin treatment, plan for the future, and access the care and support they need. I\u2019m grateful to my House colleagues for joining me in passing the AADAPT Act to help bring high-quality care to more Ohioans.\u201d\n\n\u201cNew treatments and new diagnostic tools are transforming what is possible for people living with Alzheimer\u2019s,\u201d said Robert Egge, Alzheimer\u2019s Association chief public policy officer and AIM president. \u201cThe AADAPT Act ensures that primary care providers across the country \u2014 especially in rural and underserved communities \u2014 have the resources they need to bring that progress to their patients. We thank the bipartisan champions of this legislation for helping make that possible.\u201d\n\nMore than 7 million Americans\u2014including more than 236,000 Ohioans\u2014are living with Alzheimer's disease, and those numbers are expected to continue rising in the coming years. Because primary care providers are often the first health care professionals patients see when memory loss or cognitive decline begins, expanding access to specialized training can help improve early diagnosis and patient outcomes.\n\nThe AADAPT Act reauthorizes and strengthens the Project ECHO program, which connects primary care providers with specialists through virtual training, mentorship, and case-based learning. The program helps equip providers with the knowledge and confidence to identify potential cognitive impairment earlier, improve care coordination, and expand access to quality dementia care in communities that may lack specialty providers.\n\nFull text of the bill can be found HERE.\n\nCongressman Balderson speaks on House floor in support of the AADAPT Act.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-21T07:32:02Z", "2026-07-21T07:33:33Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://balderson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2991"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1995183303952217, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}