Table 1

Patient survey results


N = 70 (%)

SFGH
37 (53%)
Mt Zion
33 (47%)
"Do you have health insurance in addition to Medicare?"

     Medical
43 (61%)
     Insurance through employer
6 (9%)
     Insurance through private plan
10 (14%)
     No other insurance
11 (16%)
"Do you have prescription drug coverage?"

     Medi-Cal
41 (59%)
     Medicare-approved prescription discount card
0 (0%)
     Through another drug benefit program
14 (20%)
     No prescription drug coverage
15 (21%)
"Please mark the statement that best describes your current ability to obtain your prescription medications:"

     I can always obtain all of my meds (100% of the time)
40 (57%)
     I can usually obtain all of my meds (60–99%)
18 (26%)
     I can sometimes obtain all of my meds (30–59%)
11 (16%)
     I can rarely obtain all of my meds (<30%)
1 (1%)
"In the past 12 months, have you been unable to take a medication that was prescribed to you because you could not afford it?"

     Yes
21 (30%)
     No
49 (70%)
"Do you have a Medicare Prescription Drug Card?"

     Yes
0 (0%)
     No
70 (100%)
"Do you intend to apply for a Medicare Prescription Drug Card?"

     Yes
31 (44%)
     No
39 (56%)
"Do you know how to apply for a Medicare Prescription Drug Card?"

     Yes
8 (11%)
     No
62 (89%)
"Would you be interested in learning more about the Drug Cards?"

     Yes
57 (81%)
     No
13 (19%)

Nayeem and Chertow BMC Nephrology 2006 7:11   doi:10.1186/1471-2369-7-11