Table 2. Percentage of Plan Enrollees Who Have Access to Selected Benefits, by Subgroup: 1999.
| Plan Benefit | Selected Benefits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||||
| No Monthly Premium | Prescription Drugs | Physical Exams | Vision | Hearing | Dental | Health Education | |
|
| |||||||
| Percent | |||||||
| Overall | 82.6 | 81.8 | 98.1 | 95.8 | 87.6 | 58.0 | 82.6 |
| Subgroup | |||||||
| Under Age 65 Disabled | 86.0 | 83.7 | 98.7 | 96.4 | 88.5 | 57.2 | 81.2 |
| Age 65 or Over Fair/Poor Health and Limited Independence | 81.6 | 81.0 | 97.7 | 95.5 | 87.2 | 57.8 | 83.1 |
| Medicaid Buy-In | 85.3 | 83.8 | 97.7 | 96.2 | 88.2 | 65.6 | 84.7 |
| Black | 93.6 | 89.8 | 100.0 | 98.6 | 93.2 | 62.4 | 77.1 |
| Hispanic/Latino Origin | 93.3 | 95.9 | 99.4 | 99.0 | 95.5 | 75.6 | 82.5 |
| Other Minority | 70.4 | 71.4 | 83.9 | 83.5 | 79.8 | 57.9 | 89.0 |
| Percentage of Plans | 65.6 | 68.6 | 96.6 | 89.2 | 78.2 | 33.9 | 75.6 |
SOURCE: Based on Medicare+Choice contract/service area county combinations.