Politicians, scientists, health officials and advocates working to improve the lots of an estimated 5.7 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease met in Washington Tuesday for a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing on legislation promoting better management of the condition. If enacted, The Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act, first introduced late last year, would create a nationwide framework in which to implement Alzheimer's interventions focused on public health issues, such as increasing early detection and diagnosis, reducing risk, and preventing avoidable hospitalizations. With 35 co-sponsors, it's moving through the Senate Health Committee.