McKnight's March 21, 2024
Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic people on Medicare had higher costs to treat their dementia compared to non-Hispanic white people. In fact, costs were highest for Non-Hispanic Black individuals during every phase of care, according to a new report.
The study was published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society on Wednesday. It included data from the 2000–2016 Health and Retirement Study, which consisted of data from Medicare claims. The team looked at the costs for care a year before a person was diagnosed, during the first year, after the first year and then during the last year a person lived.
The average total Medicare expenditures for non-Hispanic Black people with dementia was $165,730. Hispanic people using Medicare who had...
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