Choosing the Right Medicare Prescription Drug Plan: The Effect of Age, Strategy Selection, and Choice Set Size

Health Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 719-727

  Hanoch, Yaniv ^a   Wood, Stacey ^b   Barnes, Andrew ^c   Liu, Pi Ju ^d   Rice, Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCRIPPS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribute alternative processing; Choice; Medicare; Older adults; Prescription drugs

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOICE SET SIZE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG INFORMATION; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICARE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCRIPTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE PART D; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82055202828     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023951     Document Type: Article

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