Alzheimer'sisthemost
expensivediseaseintheU.S.

In 1 hour Alzheimer's costs

$ 41.1 million

to taxpayers

In 2024 Alzheimer's will cost

$360 billion

including $231 billion in Medicare and Medicaid payments

by 2050 Alzheimer's will cost

nearly $1 Trillion

in total annual payments for health care, long-term care and hospice care

1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia.

Medicare Costs

Average per-person Medicare costs related to Alzheimer's and other dementias are over three times higher than average per-person payments for seniors without these conditions
($21,024 vs. $7,576)

Medicaid Costs

Average per-person Medicaid costs for Alzheimer's and other dementias are 22 times higher than average per-person payments for seniors without these conditions
($6,771 vs. $305)

Out-of-Pocket Costs

The total lifetime cost of care for a person living with dementia is estimated at almost $400,000. Seventy percent of these costs are borne by family caregivers in the forms of unpaid caregiving and out-of-pocket expenses.

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