Do Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditures Rise with Age among Older Americans?

Gerontologist

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 48-57

  Stewart, Susan T ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Care; Cost; Elderly; Medicare; Spending; Utilization

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOME; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1342310567     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/44.1.48     Document Type: Review

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