Older people with Alzheimer's and dementias: U.S. distribution of care costs 2023

This statistic illustrates the percent distribution of aggregate caregiving costs for Americans aged 65 and older with Alzheimer‘s disease or other dementias in the U.S. from 2011 to 2023, by payer. In 2023, Medicare bore 45 percent of the total aggregate costs of such care.

Percentage of U.S. aggregate care costs for older people with Alzheimer‘s or other dementias from 2011 to 2022, by payer*

Payer	Medicare	Medicaid	Out-of-pocket	Other
2011	51%	20%	17%	12%
2012	52%	18%	17%	13%
2013	53%	17%	17%	13%
2014	53%	17%	17%	13%
2015	50%	18%	19%	13%
2016	50%	18%	19%	13%
2017	51%	17%	22%	11%
2018	50%	17%	22%	11%
2019	51%	17%	22%	11%
2020	51%	17%	22%	11%
2021	51%	17%	21%	11%
2022	51%	17%	21%	11%
2023	45%	19%	25%	11%

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2011 to 2023

Age group

65 years and older

Supplementary notes

* Costs based on 2011-2023 U.S. dollars; all values are estimates. “Other” payment sources include private insurance, health maintenance organizations, other managed care organizations and uncompensated care. organizations and uncompensated care.
This statistic was assembled from several editions of the same report.

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