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Using the 2022 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey Public Use File (n=10,186; age ≥65), the study compares three groups: both programs, either program, and neither. Survey-weighted multinomial regression (adjusted for health conditions) shows 12.0% enroll in both and 85.9% in neither, with income, education, and race/ethnicity shaping enrollment patterns.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":35,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/healthcare/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/medicare-savings-programs-part-d-low-income-subsidy-and-characteristics-of-medicare-beneficiaries/426290/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/medicare-savings-programs-part-d-low-income-subsidy-and-characteristics-of-medicare-beneficiaries/426290.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Mabel","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-20","2026-09-29",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":39},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"What are Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy designed to do?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"They help low-income Medicare beneficiaries cover healthcare and prescription costs. 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University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, United States, 2. University of Central Florida, Orladno, Florida, United States  \nMedicare Savings Programs and Part D Low-Income Subsidy program assist low-income beneficiaries with healthcare and prescription costs. However, information about eligible Medicare beneficiaries’ characteristics is limited. This study aimed to examine the socio-demographic characteristics of beneficiaries in these programs. The 2022 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey Public Use File, a nationally representative data, of Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥65 years (n = 10,186), was used. A three-level categorical dependent variable was created: (1) has Medicare Savings Program and Part D Low-Income Subsidy, (2) has either program, and (3) has neither (reference group). A survey-weighted multinomial regression model was used to examine relationships between socio-demographics and the dependent variable, adjusted for health conditions. Of the study beneficiaries, 12.0% had both programs, 2.1% had either, and 85.9% had neither. About 25% of those with incomes \u003C =100% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) did not enroll. Non-Hispanic Blacks (NHB), Hispanics, and Other were more likely than non-Hispanic Whites to have both programs (e.g., for NHB, OR = 2.74, 95% CI [2.01-3.64]). Beneficiaries with less than a high school education were more likely to have both (OR = 2.14,[1.61-2.84]) or have either program (OR = 2.37,[1.33-4.24]) than those with higher education. Beneficiaries with income >200% of the FPL were less likely to have both (OR = 0.01,[0.01-0.02]) or either program (OR = 0.07,[0.0∼4-0.13]) than those \u003C =100% of the FPL. Both  \nprograms aided 15%(representing 7.5 million) of beneficiaries, mainly from lower socio-demographic groups. However, about  \n1 million beneficiaries had either program, and some eligible individuals were unenrolled, emphasizing policy reforms to improve enrollment processes.","cbCaigelGzPGUOHm","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigelGzPGUOHm","pdf",956337,"English","# Study background\n## Data and methods\n## Key findings\n## Policy implications","[{\"question\":\"What are Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy designed to do?\",\"answer\":\"They help low-income Medicare beneficiaries cover healthcare and prescription costs. 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