Average annual per-person payments for health and long term care services with and without Alzheimer's or other dementias in the U.S. as of 2024, by payment source
Characteristic
Beneficiaries with Alzheimer's disease or other Dementias
Beneficiaries without Alzheimer's disease or other Dementias
Medicare
22,562
8,130
Medicaid
6,952
313
Uncompensated
198
246
Health maintenance organization (HMO)
2,004
2,353
Private insurance
1,575
983
Other payer
958
430
Out of pocket
10,564
2,597
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* Payments for all beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias include payments for community-dwelling and facility-dwelling beneficiaries. Values are in 2024 U.S. dollars and based on 2018 survey data.
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Cost of care with and without Alzheimer's U.S. 2024, by payment source
The overall average annual payments for health services made by Medicare beneficiaries over the age of 65 with Alzheimer's or other dementias was 44,814 U.S. dollars, compared to 15,053 U.S. dollars for beneficiaries without Alzheimer's.
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Alzheimer's Association. (April 27, 2025). Average annual per-person payments for health and long term care services with and without Alzheimer's or other dementias in the U.S. as of 2024, by payment source [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/531415/annual-payments-for-health-services-alzheimers-in-the-us/
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