This statistic shows the aggregate costs of care for Americans aged 65 and older with Alzheimer‘s disease or other dementias in the U.S. from 2011 to 2024, by payer. In 2024, Medicare's aggregate care costs for such purposes came to around 164 billion U.S. dollars.
U.S. aggregate care costs for older people with Alzheimer‘s or other dementias from 2011 to 2024, by payer*
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Payer
Medicare
Medicaid
Out-of-pocket
Other
2011
93
37
31
22
2012
105
36
34
26
2013
107
35
34
27
2014
113
37
36
28
2015
113
41
44
29
2016
117
43
46
30
2017
131
44
56
28
2018
140
47
60
30
2019
146
49
63
32
2020
155
51
66
33
2021
181
59
76
39
2022
146
60
81
34
2023
157
65
87
37
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* Data are in 2011-2023 U.S. dollars. All figures are estimates and rounded; 2011-2023 data were added from previous reports. “Other” payment sources include private insurance, health maintenance organizations, other managed care organizations and uncompensated care.
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Alzheimer's Association. (March 20, 2024). U.S. aggregate care costs for older people with Alzheimer‘s or other dementias from 2011 to 2024, by payer* (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/216676/costs-of-care-for-older-americans-with-alzheimers-and-other-dementias/
Alzheimer's Association. "U.S. aggregate care costs for older people with Alzheimer‘s or other dementias from 2011 to 2024, by payer* (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216676/costs-of-care-for-older-americans-with-alzheimers-and-other-dementias/
Alzheimer's Association. (2024). U.S. aggregate care costs for older people with Alzheimer‘s or other dementias from 2011 to 2024, by payer* (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216676/costs-of-care-for-older-americans-with-alzheimers-and-other-dementias/
Alzheimer's Association. "U.S. Aggregate Care Costs for Older People with Alzheimer‘s or Other Dementias from 2011 to 2024, by Payer* (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216676/costs-of-care-for-older-americans-with-alzheimers-and-other-dementias/
Alzheimer's Association, U.S. aggregate care costs for older people with Alzheimer‘s or other dementias from 2011 to 2024, by payer* (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216676/costs-of-care-for-older-americans-with-alzheimers-and-other-dementias/ (last visited May 12, 2025)
U.S. aggregate care costs for older people with Alzheimer‘s or other dementias from 2011 to 2024, by payer* (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Alzheimer's Association, March 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/216676/costs-of-care-for-older-americans-with-alzheimers-and-other-dementias/
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