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On the recordMarch 9, 2010
There's an estimate out there that, from 2010 to 2050, the Medicare and Medicaid costs of Alzheimer's will total--ready for this one?--about $20 trillion.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin highlights the staggering projected costs of Alzheimer's care.

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