This statistic shows the projected costs of care for Americans aged 65 and older with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias from 2010 to 2050, by payer. It is estimated that Americans aged 65 and older with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias will cost Medicare around 107 billion U.S. dollars in 2015.
Projected costs of care for older people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias in the U.S. 2010-2050, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)*
* All cost figures are reported in constant, 2010 dollars and do not include inflation. Costs of care include the costs of medical care, nursing home and other residential care, paid in-home and community-based services, and medications. Costs are calculated by combining available estimates of the number of people with Alzheimer’s by cost estimates available for individuals with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
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Alzheimer's Association. (October 1, 2010). Projected costs of care for older people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias in the U.S. 2010-2050, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217340/projected-costs-of-care-for-us-alzheimer-sufferers-aged-65-and-over/
Alzheimer's Association. "Projected costs of care for older people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias in the U.S. 2010-2050, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. October 1, 2010. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217340/projected-costs-of-care-for-us-alzheimer-sufferers-aged-65-and-over/
Alzheimer's Association. (2010). Projected costs of care for older people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias in the U.S. 2010-2050, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217340/projected-costs-of-care-for-us-alzheimer-sufferers-aged-65-and-over/
Alzheimer's Association. "Projected Costs of Care for Older People with Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias in The U.S. 2010-2050, by Payer (in Billion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217340/projected-costs-of-care-for-us-alzheimer-sufferers-aged-65-and-over/
Alzheimer's Association, Projected costs of care for older people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias in the U.S. 2010-2050, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217340/projected-costs-of-care-for-us-alzheimer-sufferers-aged-65-and-over/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Projected costs of care for older people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias in the U.S. 2010-2050, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph], Alzheimer's Association, October 1, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217340/projected-costs-of-care-for-us-alzheimer-sufferers-aged-65-and-over/
