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Ed Markey: Last year in the United States we spent $131 billion on Alzheimer's patients.

On the recordNovember 5, 2013
Last year in the United States we spent $131 billion on Alzheimer's patients.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the financial burden of Alzheimer's on the healthcare system.

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