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In 2008, average Medicaid payments per person for Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older with Alzheimer’s and other dementias were 19 times as great as average Medicaid payments for Medicare beneficiaries without Alzheimer’s and other dementias ($10,120 per person for individuals with Alzheimer’s and other dementias compared with $527 for individuals without Alzheimer’s and other dementias).
Alzheimer's Association. 2012 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures. Alzheimers Dement. 2012; 8(2): 131-68. http://www.alzheimersanddementia.com/article/S1552-5260(12)00032-5/fulltext