The effect of Medicare Part D on health care utilization for non-elderly Medicare recipients with disabilities

Disability and Health Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 64-69

  Nelson, Richard E ^a,b   Nelson, Stephen L ^c   Huttner, Benedikt ^b,d   Gundlapalli, Adi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Costs; Health insurance; Medicare Part D; Prescription drugs

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROPENSITY SCORE;

COSTS; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICARE PART D; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE PART D; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892373548     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19366574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2013.07.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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