Does widowhood explain gender differences in out-of-pocket medical spending among the elderly?

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 647-658

  Goda, Gopi Shah ^a,b   Shoven, John B ^a,b   Slavov, Sita Nataraj ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Marital status; Medical spending; Nursing home; Out of pocket; Widowhood

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; GENDER RELATIONS; HEALTH EXPENDITURE;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DIVORCE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; OUT OF POCKET MEDICAL SPENDING; PRESCRIPTION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOUSE; WIDOW;

AGED; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOMES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 84876720045     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2012.10.011     Document Type: Article

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