Near-Elderly Adults, Ages 55-64

Health Insurance Coverage, Cost and Access

Estimates from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey

Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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This compilation of tables and figures shows information on health insurance coverage, cost of care and coverage, and access to care and coverage for people 55-64 years of age.

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By Jessica Vistnes, Philip Cooper, Didem Bernard, and Jessica Banthin

Contents

Summary
Coverage
   Insurance Status by Age
   Full Year Insurance Status by Age
   Access to Employer Coverage
   Sources of Employment-Related Coverage—Current Job or Retiree Coverage
   Policyholder/Dependent Status for Retiree Coverage
   Retiree Coverage—Employer Data
Cost
   Expenditures by Health Condition
   Non-Group Premiums
   Financial Burdens
Access to Care
   Visits to Health Providers
   Number of Visits
   Delays in Medical Care
Technical Appendix

Current as of May 2009

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Internet Citation:

Near-Elderly Adults, Ages 55-64: Health Insurance Coverage, Cost and Access. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/data/meps/mepsneareld/

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