to taxpayers
including $206 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
($41,757 vs. $14,026)
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
($6,478 vs. $291)
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.
($9,844 vs. $2,420)
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