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> estimated $312 million over 6 years—drew immediate concern from several members of Congress Napkin cost analysis: • $8.50 per year per patient, or $0.02 per day per patient // via: https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=%24352%2C000%2C000+%2F+%286+*+365+days%29+%2F+6%2C900%2C000+persons https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=%24352%2C000%2C000+%2F+... • $0.17 per year per American to fund it // via: https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=%24352%2C000%2C000+%2F+%286+*+365+days%29+%2F+%28population+of+the+U.S.%29 https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=%24352%2C000%2C000+%2F+... --- > As a society we decide where to invest our money. It's hard to believe there's any American that doesn't know someone with a family member affected by Alzheimers. Prevalence: An estimated 6.9 million Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s dementia in 2024. Seventy-three percent are age 75 or older (see Figure 2, page 23). Of the total U.S. population: • About 1 in 9 people (10.9%) age 65 and older has Alzheimer’s dementia. • The percentage of people with Alzheimer’s dementia increases with age: 5.0% of people age 65 to 74, 13.2% of people age 75 to 84, and 33.4% of people age 85 and older have Alzheimer’s dementia. • People younger than 65 can also develop Alzheimer's dementia. Although prevalence studies of younger-onset dementia in the U.S. are limited, researchers believe about 110 of every 100,000 people age 30 to 64 years, or about 200,000 Americans in total, have younger-onset dementia. Source: https://www.alz.org/media/Documents/alzheimers-facts-and-figures.pdf https://www.alz.org/media/Documents/alzheimers-facts-and-fig...