Alzheimer’s disease, Medicare and what you need to know

One in three seniors dies from Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia according to the Alzheimer’s Association.  Although every person with Alzheimer’s experiences the disease differently, but people tend to experience similar trajectory form the beginning of the illness to its end.  The precise number of stages of Alzheimer’s is somewhat arbitrary, but some experts use a most common system that breaks it down into seven stages. So how does Medicare cover the treatment of Alzheimer’s?  The attached article looks at the seven stages and what Medicare will pay and not pay for.  Read article here…

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