The Truth About Those ‘Greedy’ Seniors
In The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman asks, "what’s your image of America’s seniors?" and provides some facts on the income and assets of Medicare enrollees.
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Median Income of Medicare Beneficiaries Ages 65 and Over, by Gender, 2012
FeatureMedian Income of Medicare Beneficiaries Ages 65 and Over, by Gender, 2012 Download
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Income Distribution of Medicare Beneficiaries 65 and Older, by Gender, 2009
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Medicaid Eligibility, Enrollment Simplification, and Coordination under the Affordable Care Act: A Summary of CMS’s March 23, 2012 Final Rule
Issue BriefThis brief provides a summary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) March 23, 2012 final rule to implement the ACA provisions relating to Medicaid eligibility, enrollment simplification and coordination. The rule, which is effective Jan. 1, 2014, lays out procedures for states to implement the Medicaid expansion and the streamlined and integrated eligibility and enrollment system created under the ACA. Achieving this goal will require substantial process and system changes among state…
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Characteristics of the Medicare Population
FeatureCharacteristics of the Medicare Population Download Source Urban Institute and Kaiser Family Foundation analysis, 2012; Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Current Beneficiary 2009 Cost and Use file.
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Median Income Among Medicare Beneficiaries, Overall and by Race/Ethnicity, Age, and Gender, 2012
FeatureMedian Income Among Medicare Beneficiaries, Overall and by Race/Ethnicity, Age, and Gender, 2012 Download Source Urban Institute analysis of DYNASIM for the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Wide Disparities in the Income and Assets of People on Medicare by Race and Ethnicity: Now and in the Future
ReportThis report examines the income, savings, and home equity of current and future Medicare beneficiaries, focusing on racial/ethnic disparities. The report finds that these differences in the financial well-being of white, black and Hispanic beneficiaries persist across age, education level, marital status, and other demographic factors.
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The Medicaid Medically Needy Program: Spending and Enrollment Update
Issue BriefThis brief examines Medicaid's medically needy program, which gives states the option to extend Medicaid eligibility to those with high medical expenses whose income exceeds the maximum threshold, but who would otherwise qualify. It provides updated enrollment and spending figures on the medically needy using data through federal fiscal year 2009, and explains how individuals become eligible for the program and key considerations for policy discussions. Brief (.pdf)
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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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New Interactive Takes a Look at Income and Assets Among Medicare Beneficiaries, Now and in the Future
News ReleaseA small share of the 52.4 million elderly individuals and people with disabilities on Medicare have relatively high incomes, but most are of modest means -- with half living on incomes of less than $23,500 last year. Although the majority of beneficiaries have some savings, the value of their assets varies dramatically, and is much lower for black and Hispanic than white beneficiaries, for widows than for widowers, and for younger Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities…