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Jake Auchincloss: “60 million Americans [will be] sidelined, either medically…”

Featuring: Jake Auchincloss, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, District 4

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Treating cost disease with Congressman Jake Auchincloss

Published | Video Starts at 57:02

Why Alzheimer's? Few reasons. 1, 15 million Americans are projected to have Alzheimer's by 2050. Each one requires three caregivers. So you're talking about something like 60 million Americans [will be] sidelined, either medically or as a caregiver by this disease [Alzheimer's]. with just a staggering emotional and financial toll. And number two is because it's so hard that it's, it's a little bit. (57:02–57:05)

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Asserts that 60 million Americans will be affected by Alzheimer's as patients or caregivers.

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