Rural Beneficiaries Lack Supplemental Coverage

• The percent of seniors without prescription drug coverage, 1995 (Poisal et al. 1999):

rural: 46.1% urban: 30.1%. (A 50% difference)

• The percent of seniors with private Medicare supplemental insurance covered by a group plan (AHRQ 2000; AHRQ 1998):

rural: 65% urban 75.2%.

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