Three-Quarters Of Health Plans Have Not Developed Or Enacted Dementia-Specific Strategies To Control Costs & Improve Member Outcomes

While 77% of surveyed health plans and other value-based care organizations cite Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) as either a "very urget" or "highly urgent" priority in need of action, only 4% say their organization has a strategy in place regarding costs and improving member outcomes. A full 70% of health plan and value-based care leaders say they would escalate dementia’s priority if costs were higher. However, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data reveals that members with ADRD are already three times more expensive than their peers, and ADRD is the fourth . . .