The AADAPT Act (Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer's Provider Training Act) expands the existing Project ECHO Grant Program to help address Alzheimer's disease and other dementias across the country. The bill modifies the Public Health Service Act to broaden which organizations can participate in the program—specifically allowing public and nonprofit entities to take part—and adds dementia care to the list of health areas the grant program can support alongside existing focus areas like palliative care. Project ECHO uses a hub-and-spoke model where specialists provide training and mentoring to healthcare providers in underserved areas, helping build local capacity to treat patients closer to home. The bill aims to democratize access to dementia expertise and training, particularly benefiting healthcare providers and patients in areas with limited specialist resources. The legislation was introduced in March 2026 with bipartisan support from eight senators but does not specify new funding amounts or implementation timelines in the available text.
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