September 26, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Outpatient prescription drug coverage, March 2010
Outpatient prescription drug coverage access, participation, and takeup rates, by wage percentile and establishment size, private industry workers, March 2010
Characteristic |
Access |
Participation |
Takeup rate |
All workers |
69% |
50% |
73% |
Wage percentile |
|
|
|
Lowest 25 percent |
37 |
21 |
57 |
Second 25 percent |
74 |
51 |
69 |
Third 25 percent |
84 |
65 |
77 |
Highest 25 percent |
89 |
70 |
79 |
Establishment size |
|
|
|
1 to 49 workers |
54 |
38 |
70 |
50 to 99 workers |
68 |
49 |
72 |
100 to 499 workers |
80 |
57 |
71 |
500 or more workers |
86 |
67 |
78 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Outpatient prescription drug coverage, March 2010.
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