TABLE 2—

Confirmed HIV Prevalence and Incidence Rates per 100000 Medicare Beneficiaries: United States, 1997–2003

HIV Population	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Disabled	939	1121	1206	1236	1251	1284	1312
Preexisting HIV	. . .a	763	924	985	1009	1037	1080
Incident HIV	. . .a	191	177	161	152	156	148
Newly eligible	1530	1675	1122	948	933	916	814
Elderly	8.8	9.2	10.3	13.0	15.9	17.8	18.8

Note. Beneficiary records for the HIV population contained 2 or more HIV-related physician or hospital nondiagnostic interventions in a given year.

^aPreceding year data required for classification.