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Updated Total Disabled Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Beneficiaries Ages 18-64, December 2009

Data on SSDI beneficiaries as a percent of the total population also available.

8/27/10
New Hospital & Supplementary Medicare Enrollees

New data on Medicare enrollees with end stage renal disease also available.

8/4/10
Updated Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan Penetration, 2010

 

6/22/10
Updated Total Number of Medicare Beneficiaries, 2010

 

6/22/10
Updated Hospital Outpatient Services for Medicare Beneficiaries, 2008

Data on short stay hospitals, hospice services, and skilled nursing facilities also available.

6/17/10
New Income Eligibility- Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMBS), 2010

Data on income eligibility for special low-income Medicare beneficiaries (SLMBs) and qualified individuals (QIs) also available.

3/3/10
New Share of Medicare Advantage Enrollees in Plans in 2009 that Received Four or More Stars in 2010

1/13/10
Updated Number of Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs), 2010

Data on PDP premiums and low-income subsidy eligible PDPs also available.

11/17/09
Updated Distribution of Medicare Enrollees by Age, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)

Data on distribution of enrolles by FPL, gender, and race/ethnicity are also available.

10/6/09
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Facts At-A-Glance CA US Notes
# % # %
Medicare Enrollees by Age----% total enrollees
Adults 19-64504,90012.17,058,40016.4
Elderly 65-741,880,80044.918,473,40042.9
Elderly 75-841,221,60029.212,609,00029.3
Elderly 85+516,50012.34,221,3009.8
Medicare Enrollees by Race/Ethnicity----% total enrollees
White2,555,60061.133,441,30077.7
Black267,6006.44,438,00010.3
Hispanic795,30019.03,218,2007.5
Other566,30013.51,928,9004.5
Duals as a % of Medicare Enrollees27-21-
Medicare Spending by Residence----
Total Spending (in millions)$31,865-$303,417-
Per Enrollee Medicare Spending$7,693-$7,439-
Medicare Advantage Penetration-35.9--% total enrollees

Distribution of Medicare Enrollees by Federal Poverty Level, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)

Distribution of Medicare Enrollees by Age, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)

California

4,184,900

12.1% Adults 19-64 16.4%

44.9% Elderly 65-74 42.9%

29.2% Elderly 75-84 29.3%

12.3% Elderly 85+ 9.8%

United States

43,026,300

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