Retirement Insecurity in the Time of COVID-19: The Next Shoe to Drop?
This blog post examines the retirement security of seniors with Medicare in the context of rising unemployment and market volatility due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Medicare Beneficiaries’ Financial Security Before the Coronavirus Pandemic
Issue BriefThis analysis examines the income, savings, and home equity of Medicare beneficiaries in 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic. We look at the overall population, and variations by age, gender and race/ethnicity.
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Updated Brief and Interactive Map Examine Poverty Among Seniors in the U.S.
News ReleaseA new Kaiser Family Foundation brief and interactive map provide the latest national and state-level estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau of the share and number of people ages 65 and older who are living in poverty.
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Comparing Poverty Rates under the Official Census Poverty Measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure
InteractiveThis interactive graphic illustrates how poverty rates among seniors in each of the 50 states change under two different Census Bureau measures of poverty: the official poverty measure and an alternative supplemental poverty measure, which takes into account health care and housing costs among other factors.
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Medicare’s Income-Related Premiums Under Current Law and Changes for 2019
Issue BriefMost people with Medicare pay the standard monthly premium for Part B and Part D coverage, which is set to cover 25 percent of per capita program costs, but a relatively small share of beneficiaries with higher incomes are required to pay higher premiums. This issue brief describes the legislative history of Medicare's income-related premiums and changes to these premiums that will take effect in 2019, based on a provision in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.
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More Than One-Third of People with Traditional Medicare Spent at Least 20 Percent of Their Total Income on Health Care in 2013
News ReleaseHealth care costs are a substantial and growing burden for many people on Medicare and are projected to consume a larger share of total income over time, according to a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Medicare’s Income-Related Premiums Under Current Law and Proposed Changes
Issue BriefMost people with Medicare pay the standard monthly premium for Part B and Part D coverage, which is set to cover 25 percent of Part B and Part D program costs, but a relatively small share of beneficiaries are required to pay higher premiums. This issue brief describes current requirements with respect to Medicare's Part B and Part D income-related premiums and proposed changes under House legislation being considered in November 2017.
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Streamlining Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services: Key Policy Questions
Issue BriefThis issue brief draws on features of the various existing Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) programs to identify key policy questions raised by initiatives to streamline Medicaid HCBS, ameliorate institutional bias, and improve administrative simplification.
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Profile of Medicare Beneficiaries by Race and Ethnicity: A Chartpack
ReportThis chartpack draws on data and analysis from a variety of sources to profile the Medicare population through the lens of race and ethnicity, describing life expectancy, demographic characteristics, income and savings, health status and chronic conditions, supplemental coverage, selected measures of access to care, and service utilization.
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The Latest Trends in Income, Assets, and Personal Health Care Spending Among People on Medicare
FeatureThis slideshow presents the latest data on income, assets, and personal health care spending among people on Medicare.