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
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
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/