Table 1.
Health insurance (HI) coverage, healthcare access, and healthcare cost worry among the 50–64 age group versus the 65+ age group, % (95% confidence interval).
| 50–64 | 65+ | |
|---|---|---|
| N | 49,025 | 48,284 |
| No HI | 9.93 (9.53–10.34) | 0.65 (0.56–0.75) |
| Private HI | 69.19 (68.51–69.86) | 45.77 (44.84–46.70) |
| VA/military HI | 4.17 (3.90–4.45) | 8.05 (7.67–8.45) |
| Medicare without Medicaid | 6.61 (6.31–6.93) | 81.94 (81.37–82.50) |
| Medicare and Medicaid | 2.18 (2.03–2.35) | 6.06 (5.69–6.45) |
| Medicaid without Medicare | 6.21 (5.88–6.57) | 1.18 (1.05–1.34) |
| Had no usual place for sickness/injury care in past 12 months | 8.14 (8.07–8.77) | 3.28 (3.08–3.49) |
| Worried about paying for healthcare | 47.23 (46.64–48.01) | 29.13 (28.52–29.74) |
| Healthcare delayed or not received due to cost in past 12 months | 12.35 (11.97–12.73) | 4.52 (4.29–4.76) |
| Saw any healthcare professional in past 12 months | 86.37 (85.93–86.79) | 93.60 (93.32–93.87) |
All probability values from Pearson χ2 tests for age group comparisons were significant at p < 0.001.