Share of health insurance coverage among U.S. elderly population in 2023, by coverage

Private: Includes those who have both Medicare and any comprehensive private health insurance plan. This category also includes older adults with private insurance only but excludes those with a Medicare Advantage plan.

Dual eligible: Includes older adults who do not have any private coverage but have Medicare and Medicaid or other state-sponsored health plans, including Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Medicare Advantage: Includes older adults who only have Medicare coverage received through a Medicare Advantage plan.

Medicare only: Includes older adults who only have Medicare coverage but do not receive their coverage through a Medicare Advantage plan.

Other coverage: Includes older adults who have not been previously classified as having private, Medicare and Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, or traditional Medicare only (no Medicare Advantage) coverage. This category also includes older adults who have only Medicaid, other state-sponsored health plans, or CHIP, as well as people who have any type of military coverage (TRICARE, Veterans Administration [VA], and CHAMP–VA) without Medicare.

Uninsured: Includes older adults who have not indicated that they are covered at the time of the interview under private health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, a state-sponsored health plan, other government programs, or military coverage (TRICARE, VA, and CHAMP–VA). This category also includes older adults who are covered by Indian Health Service coverage only or who only have only a plan that pays for one type of service such as dental, vision, or prescription drugs.