Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Coverage Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10726 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10726 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow individuals with Alzheimer's disease to buy in to the Medicare program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 5, 2026 Ms. Davids of Kansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow individuals with Alzheimer's disease to buy in to the Medicare program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Early-Onset Alzheimer's Coverage Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. MEDICARE BUY-IN OPTION. (a) In General.--Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``buy-in option for individuals with alzheimer's disease ``Sec. 1899D. (a) Option.-- ``(1) In general.--Every individual who meets the requirements described in paragraph (2) shall be eligible to enroll under this section. ``(2) Eligibility.--An individual who meets the following requirements is eligible to enroll under this section: ``(A) Alzheimer's disease.--The individual has been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease (as defined by the Commissioner of Social Security through the Program Operations Manual System (or a successor document)). ``(B) Medicare eligibility (but for age).--The individual is not otherwise entitled to benefits unde