Medicare raised premiums late last year in preparation to cover the drug Aduhelm. Ultimately, Medicare rejected coverage of the drug, with limited exceptions.
From medical costs to the value of unpaid caregiving, dementia is getting more expensive for families.
The cost of the newly approved treatment will be about $56,000 a year, much of it paid for by Medicare.
Early-stage Alzheimer’s linked to unwise financial decision-making and vulnerability to financial exploitation.
Ted Rall’s new cartoons tackle the isolation and financial stress of family caregiving.
Lower cost adult daycare programs could be one solution for affordable care for Americans living with Alzheimer's.
The disease affects over 5 million Americans and has no cure.
CEO Anne Wojcicki hopes the collective power of health information will advance research.
Consumers can get information to help them determine if they are at risk of developing Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and other diseases.
A statewide program is training businesses how to deal with people with dementia.
