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Section
2023 Socio-demographic and Health Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries Early Release PUF
Publish Year
2024
- Among beneficiaries living in the community in 2023, 31 percent lived alone, 43 percent lived with spouse or partner only, 17 percent lived in a multigenerational household, and 10 percent had other living arrangement.
- 8 percent of Medicare beneficiaries had limited English proficiency in 2023.
- Among beneficiaries living in the community in 2023, 32 percent have ever been diagnosed with diabetes, with rates being higher among beneficiaries under 65 years (39 percent) than among beneficiaries 85 years and over (27 percent).
- In 2023, 5 percent of Medicare beneficiaries felt lonely/socially isolated, with beneficiaries under 65 years being more likely to feel lonely or socially isolated (17 percent) compared with beneficiaries 85 years and over (3 percent).
- In 2023, 76 percent of Medicare beneficiaries living in the community had good, very good, or excellent oral health, 49 percent experienced dry mouth symptoms in the past year, and 33 percent had tooth sensitivity.