Medicare beneficiaries less likely to experience cost- and access-related problems than adults with private coverage

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1866-1875

  Davis, Karen ^a   Stremikis, Kristof ^a   Doty, Michelle M ^a   Zezza, Mark A ^a  

^a Commonwealth Fund ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; POVERTY; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SATISFACTION;

ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE SECTOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866339127     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.1357     Document Type: Article

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11. Reflecting coverage patterns for the population under age sixty-five, all but 9 percent of those with private coverage in the survey were covered through the employer-group market
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