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Older adults with Alzheimer’s and other dementias » One in five Medicare dollars is spent on the care of
are more likely than other older adults to have people with Alzheimer’s. In 2050, it is projected to
multiple chronic conditions. be one in every three dollars. 1

» More than 95% of people with dementia have one » Average per-person Medicare spending for those
or more other chronic conditions. 2 with Alzheimer’s and other dementias is more
than three times higher than average per-person
» Alzheimer’s complicates the management of spending across all other older adults. Medicaid
these other conditions, resulting in increased payments are 23 times higher. 1
hospitalizations and costs. 3
» In 2015, there were 1,471 emergency department
The cost of Alzheimer’s and other dementias is visits for every 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries with
high and continues to rise. dementia. 1

» Alzheimer’s is the most expensive disease in » In 2018, the direct costs to American society of
America, with costs exceeding a quarter of a trillion caring for those with Alzheimer’s is estimated at
dollars annually. 1 $277 billion. 1

» By 2050, Alzheimer’s and other dementias will cost
$1.1 trillion (in 2018 dollars). 1

Projected Alzheimer’s Costs 4
In Billions of 2018 Dollars $1.14 Trillion

Private/Out-of-Pocket/Other $920

Medicare/Medicaid $763

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