Table 1.

Net benefits of diagnosis and treatment of a 70-year-old married woman (or man, in parentheses) with AD in $1000s

	Present Value of Net Social Benefits	Present Value of Wisconsin Fiscal Benefits	Present Value of Federal Fiscal Benefits
MMSE = 28 at time of diagnosis
Drug (MMSE/N)	172 (147)	15 (12)	28 (24)
Drug (MMSE/L)	98 (84)	6 (5)	13 (12)
Caregiver intervention (MMSE/L)	10 (7)	4 (2)	21 (17)
Drug (MMSE/L) and caregiver	125 (101)	16 (11)	34 (27)
MMSE = 26 at time of diagnosis
Drug (MMSE/N)	149 (129)	13 (10)	22 (19)
Drug (MMSE/L)	94 (80)	5 (4)	10 (9)
Caregiver intervention (MMSE/L)	11 (9)	6 (4)	22 (19)
Drug (MMSE/L) and caregiver	116 (104)	15 (13)	31 (28)
MMSE = 24 at time of diagnosis
Drug (MMSE/N)	122 (106)	10 (8)	15 (14)
Drug (MMSE/L)	69 (64)	4 (3)	6 (6)
Caregiver intervention (MMSE/L)	15 (11)	7 (6)	24 (20)
Drug (MMSE/L) and caregiver	93 (80)	15 (12)	29 (25)