Take-up of medicare part D: Results from the health and retirement study

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 65 B, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 492-501

  Levy, Helen ^a   Weir, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic status; Health care policy; Insurance

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; POVERTY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE PART D; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PRESCRIPTION FEES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953639942     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbp107     Document Type: Article

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