Researchers Want to Know: How Does Parkinson’s Impact Your Finances

Researchers Want to Know: How Does Parkinson’s Impact Your Finances
As members of the Parkinson’s community know well, the disease often comes with increasing costs for patients, their families and care partners. While some of these expenses are tangible, such as insurance co-pays, others are more difficult to quantify, such as taking time off work. “The Economic Burden of Parkinson’s Disease” is a new study that seeks to capture more ... read more
Source: Parkinson’s FoundationPublished on 2018-09-06By mschaffel@parkinson.org

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