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Supplementary Table 2
Medicare Seniors and Older Privately Insured People Reporting Long Waits for Medical Checkups and Illness Visits by Specialty of Physician

Note: A growing proportion of Medicare seniors and the privately insured aged 50 to 64 report long waits for medical checkups and illness visits whether with a primary care physicians or with a specialist. However, a higher proportion of older Americans face delays seeing a specialist. Almost one half of people over age 50 must face a long wait for a checkup with a specialist and almost 3 out of 4 people experience a delay seeing a specialist for an illness appointment.

	1997	1999	2001
Primary Care Physician: Delay for Checkup Exceeds 3 Weeks
Medicare Seniors	35.4%	36.5%	39.6%*
Privately Insured Near-Elderly	27.9	31.8	34.8*
Primary Care Physician: Delay for Illness Appointment Exceeds 1 Week
Medicare Seniors	37.7	46.6	44.4*
Privately Insured Near-Elderly	29.3	35.1	34.6*
Specialist: Delay for Checkup Exceeds 3 Weeks
Medicare Seniors	36.6	43.8	48.4*
Privately Insured Near-Elderly	42.4	47.2	51.2*
Specialist: Delay for Illness Appointment Exceeds 1 Week
Medicare Seniors	64.2	69.4	71.6*
Privately Insured Near-Elderly	65.9	70.0	74.8*

* Change from previous round is statistically significant at p<.05.
DATA SOURCE: HSC Community Tracking Study Household Survey.

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Supplementary Table 2 Medicare Seniors and Older Privately Insured People Reporting Long Waits for Medical Checkups and Illness Visits by Specialty of Physician

Supplementary Table 2
Medicare Seniors and Older Privately Insured People Reporting Long Waits for Medical Checkups and Illness Visits by Specialty of Physician