1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Parity Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) When Alzheimer’s disease occurs in someone under the age of 65, it is known as younger-onset (or early-onset) Alzheimer’s disease. (2) About 5 percent of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease, or approximately 250,000 people, are living with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease. (3) Individuals with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease primarily show symptoms of the disease beginning in their 50s, but some show signs of the disease as early as their 30s or 40s. (4) For most individuals with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease, the symptoms will closely mirror those of other forms of Alzheimer’s disease. (5) Those with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease may have difficulty obtaining an accurate diagnosis because health care providers don’t generally look for Alzheimer’s disease in younger people. Symptoms are often incorrectly attributed to stress, or there may be conflicting diagnoses from different health care professionals. (6) Those with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease may worry about work, retirement, and financial issues. Their condition may lead them to voluntarily quit their job, or their employers may fire them before a diagnosis. This premature loss of work does not trigger the employment disability accommodations that a diagnosed individual would receive. (7) Those with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease will suffer from higher levels of stigma because Alzheimer’s disease is more often associated with older adults. This often adversely impacts family, personal, and professional relationships. (8) Those with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease are often supporting young children who are living in the home. Many times these children also serve as caregivers. (9) Those with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease may have a working spouse who has to decide between continuing to work to support the household or leaving the working world to be the primary caregiver of their loved one living