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Dementia will cost US $818B this year: Study
Key takeaways
- Research shows that bill will be mostly footed by unpaid caregivers, not the government.
- About 5.7 million Americans are living with dementia, including 5.1 million who are 65 or older — another 5.2 million people are caring for them without pay.
- The research, published last week by the Alzheimer s Association, found individuals and families are shouldering more than three times the cost that falls on health systems and government programs.
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Research shows that bill will be mostly footed by unpaid caregivers, not the government.
About 5.7 million Americans are living with dementia, including 5.1 million who are 65 or older — another 5.2 million people are caring for them without pay.
The research, published last week by the Alzheimer s Association, found individuals and families are shouldering more than three times the cost that falls on health systems and government programs.
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