Table 1:
Characteristics of FFS Medicare Beneficiaries by AL Residence Certainty
| Beneficiary Characteristics | Medicare FFS Beneficiaries Assigned to AL | Medicare FFS Beneficiaries Not Assigned to AL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohort A 1 address per zip9 | Cohort C Zip9 with N addresses<=N beneficiaries | Cohort A+C Combined | Cohort D Zip9 with N addresses> N beneficiaries | ||
| All residents (FFS+MA) | 306248 | 106475 | 412723 | 46980 | |
| FFS residents | 203185 | 70299 | 273484 | 28181 | |
| Pct. total (not in MA) | 66.3% | 66.0% | 66.2% | 60.0% | |
| Total number of ALs | 9661 | 7021 | 16682 | 13222 | |
| Pct. small AL | 15% | 42% | 28% | 89% | |
| Pct. large AL | 85% | 58% | 72% | 11% | |
| Urban-rural location | |||||
| Urban | 86.2% | 78.8% | 84.3% | 89.0% | |
| Large rural city/town | 7.9% | 10.9% | 8.7% | 5.9% | |
| Small or isolated rural town | 5.1% | 9.9% | 6.4% | 4.3% | |
| Missing | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.8% | |
| Age- mean (SD) | 84.5 (9.69) | 77.5 (14.1) | 82.7 (11.4) | 69.5 (12.4) | |
| Pct. <65 | 3.7% | 15.2% | 6.6% | 17.9% | |
| 65–74 | 10.3% | 25.0% | 14.1% | 57.6% | |
| 75–84 | 26.6% | 21.9% | 25.4% | 12.7% | |
| 85–94 | 49.1% | 30.2% | 44.3% | 9.6% | |
| 95 and over | 10.2% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 2.2% | |
| Gender - female | 67.5% | 60.5% | 65.7% | 53.5% | |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 93.1% | 81.2% | 90.1% | 60.5% | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 3.1% | 9.8% | 4.8% | 15.3% | |
| Hispanic | 1.6% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 10.8% | |
| Other | 2.2% | 4.0% | 2.6% | 13.3% | |
| Dual Eligibility | 13.6% | 45.0% | 21.7% | 23.0% | |
| Chronic Conditions | |||||
| ADRD | 41.2% | 49.8% | 43.4% | 18.5% | |
| COPD | 36.4% | 41.7% | 37.8% | 19.4% | |
| CHF | 43.2% | 44.0% | 43.4% | 18.8% | |
| DIABETES | 40.4% | 48.2% | 42.4% | 29.8% | |
| MOBILITY IMP | 10.0% | 13.7% | 10.9% | 6.3% | |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY | 47.6% | 48.5% | 47.8% | 26.7% | |
| ISCHEMIC HEART | 63.2% | 59.4% | 62.2% | 29.3% | |
| RHEUMATOID/OSTEO ARTH | 78.2% | 67.6% | 75.5% | 37.1% | |
| OBESITY | 23.2% | 28.5% | 24.5% | 20.1% | |
| PVD | 45.2% | 48.5% | 46.0% | 18.8% | |
| CATARACT | 85.2% | 69.0% | 81.0% | 35.0% | |
| GLAUCOMA | 34.4% | 26.7% | 32.4% | 14.2% | |
| OSTEOPOROSIS | 42.1% | 32.1% | 39.5% | 14.0% | |
| ANEMIA | 75.9% | 73.8% | 75.3% | 38.5% | |
| HYPERTENSION | 90.3% | 85.8% | 89.1% | 55.8% | |
| HYPOTENSION | 42.4% | 39.4% | 41.6% | 19.9% | |
| ATRIAL FIBRULATION | 29.0% | 22.1% | 27.2% | 8.7% | |
| DRUG ABUSE | 6.3% | 12.7% | 8.0% | 7.8% | |
| ASTHMA | 18.8% | 20.2% | 19.1% | 11.9% | |
| CANCER | 22.1% | 16.0% | 20.6% | 8.9% | |
| DEPRESSION | 54.6% | 64.2% | 57.1% | 33.3% | |
| HIP FRACTURE | 11.6% | 10.5% | 11.3% | 3.5% | |
| HYPERLIPIDEMIA | 86.6% | 79.2% | 84.7% | 52.2% | |
| STROKE | 28.9% | 27.8% | 28.6% | 11.8% | |