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Supplemental Coverage Among Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries, by Race/Ethnicity, 2003
Medicaid - rather than Medicare Advantage - is the primary source of supplemental coverage for African-American and Hispanic beneficiaries below 150% FPL, while private employer or Medigap coverage is the primary source for low-income white beneficiaries.


Note: Coverage was assigned based on the following hierarchy: Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Private (employer-sponsored, Medigap), other public and unknown source, and no coverage.

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of 2003 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey Cost and Use File, 2007.

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