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. 2009 Dec 24;65B(4):492–501. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbp107

Table 2.

Prescription Drug Coverage for Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries in 2004 and 2006

Prescription drug insurance coverage in 2006
2004 Employer Medicaid Medicare Advantage Stand-alone Part D Medigap Other None Total
Employer 0.725 (2,702) 0.009 (47) 0.071 (247) 0.116 (424) 0.018 (66) 0.041 (147) 0.021 (85) 1.000 (3,718)
Medicaid 0.034 (25) 0.691 (600) 0.050 (48) 0.163 (118) 0.011 (7) 0.034 (28) 0.018 (18) 1.000 (844)
Medicare Advantage 0.122 (148) 0.024 (38) 0.741 (907) 0.049 (69) 0.028 (31) 0.020 (25) 0.018 (22) 1.000 (1,240)
Medigap 0.097 (68) 0.020 (17) 0.114 (81) 0.478 (332) 0.193 (138) 0.035 (27) 0.063 (45) 1.000 (708)
Other 0.232 (136) 0.100 (82) 0.093 (55) 0.281 (180) 0.035 (22) 0.188 (114) 0.072 (44) 1.000 (633)
None 0.080 (167) 0.027 (87) 0.092 (199) 0.497 (1,076) 0.052 (105) 0.035 (91) 0.218 (461) 1.000 (2,186)
Total 0.357 (3,246) 0.071 (871) 0.174 (1,537) 0.239 (2,199) 0.042 (369) 0.044 (432) 0.073 (675) 1.000 (9,329)

Notes: Table entries are weighted row percentages, with unweighted cell counts in parentheses. Source: Health and Retirement Study.