Rural Beneficiaries Lack Supplemental Coverage

• The percent of plans covering prescription drugs (Poisal et al. 1999):

individually purchased: 35.9%

group plans: 86.3%.

• The percent of seniors with access to Medicare+Choice plan with drug coverage (MedPAC 2000):

rural: 16.0% urban: 79.0%.

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