Medical insurance and the use of health care services by the elderly

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-154

  Hurd, Michael D ^a,b   McGarry, Kathleen ^b,c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Medical services; Medicare

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; HEALTH INSURANCE; SERVICES UTILISATION;

ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICARE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICARE; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROBABILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030842139     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(96)00515-2     Document Type: Article

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