Pass the Alzheimer’s Screening and Prevention (ASAP) Act
Support legislation related to Alzheimer's screening and early detection.
The ASAP Act ensures Medicare beneficiaries can access FDA-approved Alzheimer’s screening tests. Today, Medicare is legally barred from covering screening tests for diseases that cause dementia. The ASAP Act would change that by authorizing Medicare coverage of FDA-approved blood-based screening tests through Medicare’s own evidence-based process, and by allowing future FDA-approved screening methods to be covered as the science advances.
Support the Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act (H.R. 6226)
Advocate for policies that support the mental health and well-being of Latino youth.
The bill directs the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to develop and carry out an education and outreach campaign to promote mental health and reduce stigma among Hispanic and Latino youth. It also requires Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to study mental health among Latino youth, identify strategies for growing the mental health workforce within the Hispanic and Latino community, and publish its findings so that families, schools, and providers can act on them.
Pass the Safe Step Act (H.R. 5509 / S. 2903)
Advocate for greater access to prescribed medications and exceptions to insurance step therapy requirements.
Step therapy is a utilization management tactic that insurance companies use to save money. Step therapy requires patients to fail on the cheaper medicine first before they are granted coverage for the medication their doctor knows is right. Help us tell Congress to pass the Safe Step Act, which will implement common sense reforms to allow patients timely access to the medicines that they and their doctor knows will work- without the harmful delays and fail first tactics.
Support lifting the 5-year bar (H.R. 9432)
There are approximately 13 million lawful permanent residents (LPRs) in the U.S., with roughly 5 million barred from federal safety-net programs for five years under the 1996 welfare law, despite meeting income and work requirements and paying taxes. In 2023, households led by undocumented immigrants contributed $89.8 billion in taxes.
Restricting access to Medicaid and other safety-net programs does not eliminate healthcare costs; it shifts them to emergency departments and hospitals through preventable illness and uncompensated care. Expanding access to coverage can improve preventive care, workforce productivity, and economic stability, particularly in industries already facing labor shortages.