to taxpayers
including $222 billion in Medicare and Medicaid payments
in total annual payments for health care, long-term care and hospice care
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
($43,444 vs. $14,593)
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
($6,739 vs. $303)
Average per-person out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer's and other dementias are almost five times higher than average per-person payments for seniors without these conditions.
($10,241 vs. $2,518)
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