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Medicare Beneficiary Enrollment Trends and Demographic Characteristics

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Wafa Tarazi, Pete Welch, Nguyen Nguyen, Arielle Bosworth, Steven Sheingold, Nancy De Lew, and Benjamin D. Sommers

Medicare served nearly 63 million beneficiaries in 2019. 62 percent were enrolled in Part A or Part B, and the rest (37 percent) were in Medicare Advantage (Part C). 74 percent were enrolled in Part D drug coverage, 13 percent had private drug coverage, and nearly 9 percent had no drug coverage. Demographic characteristics and health status varied across these groups.

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ASPE Issue Brief
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Medicare | Medicare Advantage