Alzheimer's has become our Nation's most expensive disease. It costs society $263 billion a year; $150 of that comes from Medicare and Medicaid.
Susan Collins: “Alzheimer's has become our Nation's most expensive disease. It costs society $263 billion a year; $150 of that comes…”
On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
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Senator Collins highlights the financial burden of Alzheimer's on Medicare.
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