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Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease have payments that are 3 times higher than beneficiaries without the disease.
Alzheimer's Association. 2009 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures. Alzheimers Dement. 2009; 5(3): 234-70. http://www.alzheimersanddementia.com/article/S1552-5260(09)00074-0/fulltext