Medicare-Covered Older Adults Are Satisfied with Their Coverage, Have Similar Access to Care as Privately-Insured Adults Ages 50 to 64, And Fewer Report Cost-Related Problems - Issue Brief
Most Medicare Beneficiaries Ages 65 and Older Report Being Very Satisfied or Satisfied With the Quality of Their Medical Care and Availability of Care by SpecialistsMedicare beneficiaries ages 65 and older report being satisfied with their care. The vast majority of Medicare beneficiaries ages 65 and older (94%) report being very satisfied or satisfied with the quality of their medical care, with no significant differences by race and ethnicity, gender, and metropolitan status, according to data from the 2018 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS).