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Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.31845
Subject(s) - legislation , haven , safe haven , general partnership , gerontology , cognitive decline , resource (disambiguation) , executive director , medicine , political science , psychology , law , management , disease , dementia , economics , mathematics , combinatorics , computer science , international economics , computer network , pathology
UsAgainstAlzheimer's on March 28 applauded the introduction of the Younger‐Onset Alzheimer's Disease Act by a bipartisan group of legislators led by Sen. Susan Collins (R‐Maine), the organization reported. Other sponsors included Sens. Bob Casey (D‐Pennsylvania), Shelley Moore Capito (R‐West Virginia) and Doug Jones (D‐Alabama). Companion legislation was introduced in the House by Reps. Kathleen Rice (D‐New York) and Peter King (R‐New York). The legislation would ensure the availability of programs and services for those with Alzheimer's by allowing patients younger than 60 to access them. “The terrible progression of Alzheimer's does not discriminate by age, and Americans younger than 60 who are battling this disease must have access to every resource available to them,” Kelly O'Brien, executive director of UsAgainstAlzheimer's Brain Health Partnership, said in a release. “We now know that indications of Alzheimer's may show up 20 years before symptoms develop. During this critical window, it is imperative to prioritize brain health to delay cognitive decline. For this reason, every American aged 50 or older should receive cognitive screening as part of their annual checkup.”