Dementia's rising costs are on a collision course with economic disaster, projected to reach $1.5 trillion by 2050. This burden is stretching Medicare to its limits, threatening the financial stability of our government. Experts in medicine, policy and economics are calling it the ‘sentinel issue of our generation.’

The potential economic fallout extends far beyond direct healthcare expenses, bleeding household finances and exacerbating economic disparities. We’ll discuss how the private and public spheres must work together to tackle the medical and economic challenges of dementia.