The Coalition for Medicare Choices

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1 The Coalition for Choices MEDICARE ADVANTAGE POLLING PRESENTATION December 2018

2 Key Points Seniors on are more satisfied (90%) than seniors on traditional (76%) with their healthcare coverage. 47% are very satisfied with, compared to 28% very satisfied with traditional. Seniors on are satisfied with a majority of the healthcare benefits they receive. They are highly satisfied with their preventive services (90%) and prescription drug coverage (84%). The strong satisfaction in leads to 9 saying they would recommend to their family or friends. Costs and the coverage of benefits are the most important aspects of coverage. Funding of is an important issue to seniors. 6 say it is very important the federal government preserve funding for. And, 70% say the government should fund at a rate that fully covers increasing health care costs. Seniors are more likely to support Members of Congress who support. 3 in 4 say they are more likely to vote for their Member of Congress if they support funding for. 2 Methodology This poll was conducted between November 28-November 29, 2018 among a national sample of 2,001 Seniors on. The interviews were conducted online. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

3 Assessing traditional and Contents Government funding of 3

4 N=1,055 (seniors covered by traditional ) 3 in 4 seniors covered by traditional are satisfied with their coverage. Overall, how satisfied are you with traditional coverage? 48% Assessing traditional and 4 76% 12%

5 N=905 (covered by ) A strong majority (90%) of seniors covered by are satisfied with their coverage, including 47% who are very satisfied. Overall, how satisfied are you with your current coverage? Assessing traditional and 43% 5 90% 4%

6 N=905 (covered by ) A strong majority would recommend their coverage to their family or friends based on their personal experience. Based on your personal experience, would you recommend your coverage to your friends and family members? 48% Assessing traditional and 6

7 N=905 (covered by ) Seniors on are highly satisfied with their preventive services and prescription drug coverage. And, how satisfied are you with each of the following healthcare benefits you receive? Assessing traditional and Preventative services, like screenings, vaccines, and early testing Prescription drug coverage 47% 61% 37% 29% 6% 6% 6% Wellness programs that encourage healthy lifestyles 4 32% 1 6% Cap on how much you might pay out-of-pocket 27% 3 16% 13% 4% 7

8 For seniors, access to quality care, benefits, and costs are the most important aspects of coverage. Thinking about your current coverage, either traditional or through a plan, how important are the following to you? Very important Somewhat important Don't Know / No Opinion Not very important Not at all important Assessing traditional and Access to quality care The benefits that are covered The costs I pay My choice of providers Prescription drug coverage 90% 88% 88% 80% 79% 10% 12% 10% 17% 1 Preventative services, like screenings, vaccines, and early testing 76% 20% Simplifying the overall health care process 72% 24% Coordinating care among different doctors and providers 70% 26% Integrated benefits like dental, vision, and hearing coverage 57% 32% 7% 8

9 Similarly, 1 in 4 say costs (26%) and the coverage of benefits (23%) are the most important aspects of their coverage. And, thinking about your current coverage, which of the following is most important? Assessing traditional and 9

10 Assessing traditional and Contents Government funding of 10

11 82% say it is important the federal government preserve funding for. Based on what you know, how important is it to you that the federal government preserve funding for? Government funding of 17% 11 82% 3%

12 And, 9 of seniors on say it is important the federal government preserve funding for. Based on what you know, how important is it to you that the federal government preserve funding for? Seniors on 6 17% 9% 3% Government funding of Traditional Gender: Male Gender: Female 46% 64% 66% 86% 24% 1 18% 1 9% 4% 10% 8% 8% 4% 7% PID: Dem (no lean) 72% 1 7% 4% PID: Ind (no lean) 63% 16% 12% PID: Rep (no lean) 61% 18% 10% 7% Income: Under 50k 68% 1 8% 6% Income: 50k-100k 63% 19% 10% 12 Income: 100k+ 61% 17%

13 Seven in 10 think the federal government should fund at a rate that fully covers increasing health care costs. When thinking about these changes and other benefits offered by that may not be available through traditional like a cap on out-of-pocket costs, prescription drug coverage, and vision, dental, and hearing benefits which action would you prefer the federal government take? Fund at: 70% Government funding of 13

14 And, 4 in 5 (82%) seniors covered by think the federal government should fund at a rate that fully covers increasing health care costs. When thinking about these changes and other benefits offered by that may not be available through traditional like a cap on out-of-pocket costs, prescription drug coverage, and vision, dental, and hearing benefits which action would you prefer the federal government take? Fund at: Seniors on 70% 23% 7% Government funding of Traditional Gender: Male Gender: Female 59% 72% 67% 82% 31% 2 21% 14% 4% 10% 7% 7% PID: Dem (no lean) 77% 18% PID: Ind (no lean) 67% 26% 7% PID: Rep (no lean) 66% 26% 9% Income: Under 50k 71% 24% 4% Income: 50k-100k 69% 21% 10% 14 Income: 100k+ 66% 24% 10%

15 84% of seniors say their ability to afford health care and other necessary expenses would be in impacted if their annual health insurance premiums were to increase. If the cost of your yearly health insurance premiums were to increase, how much of an impact would this have on your ability to afford health care and other necessary expenses? Government funding of 37% 15 84% 14%

16 Two in 3 (64%) support the changes made to plans including increased access to individual health care needs and expanded benefits. Recently, there were some changes made to plans, including increased access to plans tailored to individual health care needs, and expanded benefits, like more home health care services, non-emergency health care transportation, and food delivery. Based on what you know, do you support or oppose these changes? 32% Government funding of 16 64% 6%

17 73% of seniors are more likely to vote for a Member of Congress who supports more funding for. And would you be more or less likely to vote for your Member of Congress if they supported more funding for? Government funding of 29% 17 73% 4%

18 A majority of Democrat, Independent, and Republican seniors on say they would be more likely to vote for their Member of Congress if they supported more funding for. And would you be more or less likely to vote for your Member of Congress if they supported more funding for? Seniors on 44% 29% 17% 3% 6% Government funding of Traditional Gender: Male Gender: Female 32% 43% 44% 57% 29% 30% 27% 28% 24% 16% 18% 9% 8% PID: Dem (no lean) 5 24% 13% PID: Ind (no lean) 38% 29% 18% 10% PID: Rep (no lean) 37% 33% 20% Income: Under 50k 47% 27% 1 8% Income: 50k-100k 41% 31% 18% 18 Income: 100k+ 3 30%

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