Exhibit 1. Characteristics of disenrollees from Medicare Advantage plans and fee-for-service stayers, 2007–2008.
| Characteristic | Disenrollees | Fee-for-Service Stayers |
|---|---|---|
| N | 248,779 | 551,616 |
| Percent | ||
| Age | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| < 65 | 17.2 | 15.5 |
| 65–74 | 42.1 | 38.5 |
| 75–84 | 29.4 | 31.9 |
| 85+ | 11.3 | 14.2 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 41.4 | 39.7 |
| Female | 58.6 | 60.3 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 64.6 | 77.3 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 19.0 | 10.6 |
| Hispanic | 11.9 | 8.2 |
| Other/unknown | 4.4 | 4.0 |
| Dual eligible (Medicaid and Medicare eligible) | ||
| No | 69.0 | 79.0 |
| Yes | 31.1 | 21.0 |
| Institutionalized | ||
| No | 97.2 | 97.7 |
| Yes | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| Enrolled in Part D drug plan at the time of disenrollment or pseudo-disenrollment | ||
| No | 10.1 | 49.4 |
| Yes | 89.9 | 50.6 |
NOTES. p < 0.001 for differences between disenrollees and fee-for-service (FFS) stayers with respect to all characteristics. Disenrollees went from Medicare Advantage (MA) to fee-for-service. Switches from one MA plan to another were not counted as MA disenrollments. Data for FFS stayers were weighted to match the distribution of disenrollees across states and counties of residence. All data were weighted by the number of months alive and in FFS during the six months following disenrollment or pseudo-disenrollment.
SOURCE: Medicare administrative records.