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Survey: Medicare gets higher marks from enrollees than private insurance

life" to pay medical bills, compared to 9 percent of privately insured people
* 29 percent of elderly Medicare beneficiaries paid more than 5 percent of their income in out-of-pocket costs, compared to 10 percent of privately insured people

The authors write that the latter two findings indicate the need for prescription drug coverage under Medicare, because beneficiaries without such coverage were more likely to report high out-of-pocket costs. The article can be read at http://www.healthaffairs.org/WebExclusives/Davis_Web_ Excl_100902.htm.


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