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Statistics about Alzheimer’s disease from the Alzheimer’s Association

Tuesday, July 11, 2000 | 9:12 a.m.

* An estimated 14 million Americans will have AD by 2050 if a cure or prevention is not found.

* The average lifetime cost per AD patient is $174,000.

* AD costs the United States approximately $100 billion per year. Neither Medicare nor most private health insurance policies cover the long-term care costs for patients.

* AD costs American businesses more than $33 billion per year -- the majority of which is the loss of business productivity due to employee care-giving.

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