Percent of Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis, non-Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis, and unspecified dementia diagnosis one to five years after diagnosis, by physician specialty. Sample is 226,604 (34,920 +191,684 diagnosed by specialist and nonspecialist, respectively) beneficiaries with incident dementia diagnosis in 2008 or 2009. Includes both beneficiaries who survive and those who die.
Home Alzheimer's Research Longitudinal analysis of dementia diagnosis and specialty care among racially diverse Medicare...