ADRD

Dr. Coe spoke at the 2019 Milken Institute Global Conference on the price of dementia. Dr. Coe’s comments focused on the effect that Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias have on individuals and their families and how this then affects our economy.

About 5.5 million older adults are living with dementia, a chronic, progressive disease characterized by severe cognitive decline. This number will likely grow significantly as the U.S. population ages, which has cost implications for the Medicare program. A full accounting of these additional expenses will help policymakers plan for them in their Medicare budgets.