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BRIEF: Out-of-pocket costs for Alzheimer’s disease

By | July 26, 2018

Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) affect about 5.7 million people in the US. Although most of those affected are covered by Medicare, many of the medical costs are not covered by insurance and must be borne by patients and their families. Total costs of care for ADRD have been estimated at more than $277… Read More »