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Improve Medicare for beneficiaries with Alzheimer's disease by adding a targeted chronic care management benefit; enhance existing benefits and remove barriers to essential care for people with dementia; provide immediate access to Medicare for people under age 65 eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance; and increase palliative care options for those with dementia who opt for comfort care over aggressive treatment.
Medicare is the health insurer for most people with Alzheimer's disease and for at least one-third of their caregivers. While Medicare does not pay for long-term care, it does pay for basic health services - including diagnosis and assessment, physician services, hospital care, home health care, certain therapy services, mental health care and hospice - that are medically necessary to treat Alzheimer's disease and other medical conditions. Current Medicare policy, however, does not necessarily assure the most efficient and effective treatment for beneficiaries with dementia.
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Current Medicare policy does not necessarily assure the most efficient and effective treatment for beneficiaries with dementia.
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