EXHIBIT 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics Of Members In Standard Medicare Advantage Plans, By Premium Level And Receipt Of Subsidies, 2011
| Zero-premium plansa | Added-premium plansb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | All | With subsidiesc | All | With subsidiesc |
| Number of members | 4,045,498 | 504,699 | 3,374,747 | 330,863 |
| AGE | ||||
| Under age 65 | 12% | 27% | 12% | 30% |
| Age 65–74 | 48 | 38 | 46 | 33 |
| Age 75–84 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 26 |
| Ages 85 and older | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
| SEX | ||||
| Female | 55 | 61 | 57 | 66 |
| RACE | ||||
| White | 79 | 66 | 89 | 79 |
| Black | 13 | 23 | 7 | 17 |
| Other | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| RECEIPT OF FINANCIAL SUBSIDIES | ||||
| No financial subsidies | 81 | —d | 85 | —d |
| Premium/Part D subsidies | 13 | 100 | 10 | 100 |
| Full Medicaid/Medicaid coverage of Medicare cost sharing | 6 | —d | 5 | —d |
| REGION | ||||
| New England | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Middle Atlantic | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 |
| East North Central | 12 | 9 | 17 | 13 |
| West North Central | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| South Atlantic | 28 | 29 | 13 | 20 |
| East South Central | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
| West South Central | 15 | 20 | 6 | 11 |
| Mountain | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Pacific | 12 | 8 | 14 | 8 |
SOURCE Authors’ analysis of Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare enrollment records.
a
Zero-premium plan members pay the Part B premium amount ($96.40 per month in 2011 for most beneficiaries) but pay no additional MA premiums.
b
Added-premium plan members pay the Part B premium and an extra premium to the MA plan.
c
Members with subsidies for only the Part B premium or Part D coverage.
d
There were no MA beneficiaries.