Does poorer familiarity with medicare translate into worse access to health care?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2053-2060

  Morgan, Robert O ^a   Teal, Cayla R ^b,c   Hasche, Jennifer C ^c   Petersen, Laura A ^b,c   Byrne, Margaret M ^d   Paterniti, Debora A ^e   Virnig, Beth A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Health literacy; Knowledge; Medicare; Minorities

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICARE; SELF REPORT;

AGED; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55349121224     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01993.x     Document Type: Article

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