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Book/Printed Material Medicare part D and its effect on the use of prescription drugs, use of other health care services and health of the elderly

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  • Medicare part D and its effect on the use of prescription drugs, use of other health care services and health of the elderly

Summary

  • "The NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health provides summaries of publications like this. You can sign up to receive the NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health by email. In this paper, we provide an assessment of the effect of Medicare Part D on the previously uninsured. We examine the effect of gaining prescription drug insurance as a result of Medicare Part D on use of prescription drugs, use of other medical services, and health for a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries. Given the heightened importance of prescription drugs for those with chronic illness, we provide separate estimates for those in poorer health. We find that gaining prescription drug insurance through Medicare Part D was associated with an 63% increase in the number of annual prescriptions, but that obtaining prescription drug insurance is not significantly related to use of other health care services or health, as measured by functional status and self-reported health. Among those in poorer health, we find that gaining prescription drug insurance was associated with a 56% increase in the number of annual prescriptions, and is not significantly related to health. For this group, there is some evidence that prescription drug insurance was associated with a decrease in the use of outpatient services"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

Names

  • Kaestner, Robert
  • Khan, Nasreen
  • National Bureau of Economic Research

Created / Published

  • Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research, c2010.

Notes

  • -  Title from PDF file as viewed on 5/27/2010.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references.
  • -  Also available in print.
  • -  Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  • -  System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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  • HB1

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  • 2010655900

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Kaestner, Robert, Nasreen Khan, and National Bureau Of Economic Research. Medicare part D and its effect on the use of prescription drugs, use of other health care services and health of the elderly. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2010. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2010655900/.

APA citation style:

Kaestner, R., Khan, N. & National Bureau Of Economic Research. (2010) Medicare part D and its effect on the use of prescription drugs, use of other health care services and health of the elderly. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2010655900/.

MLA citation style:

Kaestner, Robert, Nasreen Khan, and National Bureau Of Economic Research. Medicare part D and its effect on the use of prescription drugs, use of other health care services and health of the elderly. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2010. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2010655900/>.