Voice of the people (letter) NORTH SPORTS FINAL Edition

The Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare started work this year with one point of universal agreement: Medicare will nosedive into the red in or around the year 2010. And Alzheimer's disease could be a major reason for its financial troubles. Illinois typifies the national trends. Th...

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Published inChicago tribune (1963)
Main Author Stuart Gaines, Public policy chair, Greater Chicagoland Alzheimer's Association
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago, Ill Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 28.05.1998
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Summary:The Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare started work this year with one point of universal agreement: Medicare will nosedive into the red in or around the year 2010. And Alzheimer's disease could be a major reason for its financial troubles. Illinois typifies the national trends. The state's 11.8 million population includes an estimated 219,000 people with Alzheimer's disease, and the Baby Boomer generation comprises another 3.4 million, nearly 29 percent of the state's population. Congress cannot save Medicare unless it stems the costs for Alzheimer's. Medicare's annual per capita expenditures for beneficiaries with Alzheimer's are $7,682, a full 70 percent more than the average of $4,524.
ISSN:1085-6706
2165-171X