This chartpack presents
new information on the sources of
supplemental and prescription drug
coverage among Medicare beneficiaries in
2006, the most recent year for which
national data are available. It provides
the first detailed look at the
characteristics of beneficiaries,
including the under-65 disabled
population, with various sources of drug
coverage in the first year of the
Medicare Part D drug benefit. It is
based on analysis of the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Medicare
Current Beneficiary Survey 2006 Access
to Care file.
