Exhibit 1.
Access to dental, vision, and hearing services among Medicare beneficiaries, by income, 2016
| Income (% of federal poverty level) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | <100% | 100–149% | 150–199% | 200–399% | ≥400% | |
| Population | 100% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 28% | 29% |
| Dental | ||||||
| Had dental visit in past year | 50 | 27 | 29 | 39 | 54 | 73 |
| Did not have dental visit in past year due to cost | 10 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 3 |
| Vision | ||||||
| Trouble seeing even with glasses | 39 | 48 | 46 | 39 | 38 | 32 |
| Had an eye exam in the past year if trouble seeing | 58 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 61 | 67 |
| Hearing | ||||||
| Trouble hearing even with hearing aid | 45 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 45 |
| Went to audiologist if trouble hearing | 12 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 14 |
SOURCE Authors’ analysis of data for 2016 from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey.