Table 2. Characteristics of multivariate propensity score-matched beneficiaries who reached the coverage gap spending threshold in the Early Part D cohort, 2006, or the Established Part D cohort, 2007.

Characteristics	Early Part D Cohort, 2006n = 6,504			Established Part D Cohort, 2007n = 5,454
	Exposed (No Financial Assistance) n = 1,084	Unexposed (Receive Financial Assistance) n = 5,420	Delta	Exposed (No Financial Assistance) n = 909	Unexposed (Receive Financial Assistance) n = 4,545	Delta
n (%) or mean ± SD
Female gender	689 (64)	3,439 (63)	−1%	603 (66)	2,996 (66)	0%
Age (y) as of January 1 of study year
65–74	485 (45)	2,312 (43)	−2%	354 (39)	1,753 (39)	0%
75–84	433 (40)	2,253 (42)	+2%	395 (43)	1,984 (44)	+1%
85+	166 (15)	855 (16)	+1%	160 (18)	808 (18)	0%
Race
White	1,041 (96)	5,198 (96)	0%	878 (97)	4,401 (97)	0%
Black	30 (3)	156 (3)	0%	20 (2)	100 (2)	0%
Other	13 (1)	66 (1)	0%	11 (1)	44 (1)	0%
Region
Northeast	513 (47)	2,526 (47)	0%	399 (44)	1,998 (44)	0%
Midwest	210 (19)	1,085 (20)	+1%	132 (15)	723 (16)	+1%
South	273 (25)	1,415 (26)	+1%	287 (32)	1,373 (30)	−2%
West	88 (8)	394 (7)	−1%	91 (10)	451 (10)	0%
Charlson comorbidity score	2±2	2±2	0 points	2±2	2±2	0 points
n physician visits	13±10	13±12	0 visits	12±10	12±11	0 visits
n hospitalizations	0.3±1	0.3±1	0 hospitalizations	0.3±1	0.3±1	0 hospitalizations
n office-based drug infusions	0.1±1	0.1±1	0 infusions	0.1±1	0.1±1	0 infusions
Diagnosis of cancer	223 (21)	1,111 (21)	0%	175 (19)	838 (18)	−1%
Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis	42 (4)	205 (4)	0%	40 (4)	235 (5)	+1%
Diagnosis of cardiovascular condition	1,014 (94)	5,062 (93)	−1%	844 (93)	4,253 (94)	+1%
Diagnosis of depression	123 (11)	570 (11)	0%	98 (11)	468 (10)	−1%
Diagnosis of diabetes	436 (40)	2,181 (40)	0%	349 (38)	1,750 (39)	+1%
Diagnosis of dementia	105 (10)	527 (10)	0%	93 (10)	457 (10)	0%

SD, standard deviation.