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Financial issues, insurance, benefits, etc for Alzheimer's patients to consider.
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Statistics About the Financial Costs of Alzheimer's Disease
What are the costs in the USA of Alzheimer's disease? This article explains
Financial Caregiving
A good start with financial caregiving is to locate where the various financial documents are located in case any are needed in the future. This information will help to protect the person's financial state if an emergency occurs.
Medicare & Medicaid
This site for both the consumer and the health care professional includes frequently asked questions and information on local Health and Human Services offices. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services was formerly called the Health Care Financing Administration.
Welfare Benefits (UK)
This information sheet explains some of the main benefits that people with dementia and carers may be entitled to. Such benefits are yours by right if you qualify. They could make a great difference to your life. (opens as a .pdf file)
Genetics Testing and Insurance
One of the concerns the Alzheimer's Society has is that insurance companies will not be able to use genetic information in order to discriminate against an individual. This link takes you to a summary of their policy position.

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