Alzheimer’s Advocacy: MN District 1

10/08/2026

Congressman Brad Finstad thank you for meeting with Alzheimer's advocates from the 1st Congressional District today. We appreciate your support and urge you to do what you can to get the ASAP Act, AADAPT Act, and Appropriations requests across the finish line this year.

09/15/2026

"I would like to thank Congressman Brad Finstad for sponsoring the bipartisan Alzheimer's Screening and Prevention (ASAP) Act, a bill that would broaden access to these blood tests and make screening for Alzheimer's routine, like we screen for heart disease and diabetes. I urge Rep. Finstad and every member of Congress to help get this important bill across the finish line this year."

Read more of Jeff Ulmer's powerful letter to the editor here:

I work at a senior living community here in Rochester. I love my residents. Some of them have dementia, the most common form of which is Alzheimer's disease. Across Minnesota, more than 102,000 people are currently living with Alzheimer's, with the Medicaid cost of caring for people living with…

06/26/2026

Thank you Congressman Brad Finstad for cosponsoring the ASAP Act, which would expand access to blood tests that screen for Alzheimer's!

06/03/2026

Thank you to Congressman Brad Finstad’s staff for meeting with us to discuss access to diagnostic tests for Alzheimer’s Disease, research funding, and primary care provider support! We are deeply grateful for your continued support in the fight to !

06/02/2026

The CD1 team is on Capitol Hill and ready to speak with Congressman Brad Finstad’s office about access to diagnostic tests, appropriations, and education for primary care providers!

Alzheimer's Association Minnesota-North Dakota

06/01/2026

04/08/2026

Congress dramatically improved lives when they enabled Medicare to cover routine mammograms. This is a “mammogram moment” for Alzheimer’s.

Demand that Congress apply this same evidence-based approach for Alzheimer’s blood tests: bit.ly/4kRjDXU.