Preparing for the Cost of Alzheimer's Disease or Other Dementia

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Many Americansavoid early Alzheimer’s disease and dementia testing because they fear a diagnosis. But the ability to detect the disease earlier allows time for critical treatment, as well as financial planning and family discussions concerning long-term care. Visit BankersLife.com/ALZ1 to learn more about planning ahead. BY THE NUMBERS TG LTT, CR 71M 50% PEOPLE WILL BE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IN 2025 OF INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER’S DO NOT KNOW THEY HAVE THE DISEASE PROJECTED COST OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IN 2020 COMPARED TO: | 5 8 EE 3) | 4 EE a PROJECTED COST OF CANCER IN 2020 PROJECTED COST OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE IN 2020 All data sourced from thefollowing: Alzheimer’s Association, National Cancer Institute and Medscape. 2016 BankersLife 171693 (09/16) @ (NAPSA)—Visit BankersLife.com/ALZ1 to learn more about planning ahead.