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Distribution of Medicare enrollees in 2017, by age
Distribution of Medicare enrollees in 2017, by age group*
by Matej Mikulic,
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Jul 4, 2019
This statistic depicts the distribution of Medicare enrollees in 2017, by age group. In that year, about 11.3 percent of all Medicare enrolled beneficiaries in the United States were aged 85 years or older. Medicare provides lower cost health coverage to people over the age of 65 and those with disabilities and certain medical conditions.
Distribution of Medicare enrollees in 2017, by age group*
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by Matej Mikulic,
last edited
Jul 4, 2019
This statistic depicts the distribution of Medicare enrollees in 2017, by age group. In that year, about 11.3 percent of all Medicare enrolled beneficiaries in the United States were aged 85 years or older. Medicare provides lower cost health coverage to people over the age of 65 and those with disabilities and certain medical conditions.
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- * The enrollment counts are determined using a person-year methodology. Numbers and percentages may not add to totals because of rounding.
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- 2017
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- * The enrollment counts are determined using a person-year methodology. Numbers and percentages may not add to totals because of rounding.
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