The authors said the estimated costs of Leqembi to Medicare are conservative and spending on the Alzheimer’s treatment may increase more than anticipated
The Alzheimer's Association, which lobbies on behalf of patients living with the disease, estimates Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia will cost the U.S. $345 billion this year. Those costs could rise to $1 trillion by 2050, according to the association.
"But it's not cost that should determine if people have access to life improving care — it's about the impact on people," Egge said."Treatments taken in the early stages of Alzheimer's could mean a better quality of life."
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