Many Medicare enrollees with annual household incomes over $100,000 seem to be thinking more about coverage quality than about the monthly premium.
Analysts at eHealth, a web-based health insurance broker, reported that finding in a survey drawn from responses from 4,567 consumers who bought Medicare Advantage or Medicare supplement insurance coverage through eHealth.
About 49% of the survey participants with income of $100,000 or more said access to their preferred doctors and hospitals was their top coverage shopping priority, and just 14% said an affordable premium was their top priority.
Only 26% of the participants with income over $100,000 said their satisfaction with Medicare has increased over the past year, compared with 31% of the participants with income from $50,000 to $75,000.
