Information Needs and Preferences of the Medicare Population with Vision Loss

The Health Care Financing Administration has identified a diverse set of beneficiary subgroups that may have special information needs about Medicare, or may require innovative communication approaches. This article synthesizes key findings from research (1997 inventory research, 1997 focus groups; and the 1998 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey) conducted with those elderly beneficiaries with vision loss (both those with partial vision loss and those who are blind) who are age 65 or over and not institutionalized.