More than a quarter of Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage, which was created in large part to … the spillover effects of the Medicare Advantage program on the traditional Medicare program and other patients, taking … advantage of changes in Medicare Advantage payment policy to isolate exogenous increases in Medicare Advantage enrollment and …

We analyze Medicare Part D's net effect on elderly out-of-pocket (OOP) costs and use of prescription drugs using a …

We estimate the current impact of Medicare on medical expenditure risk and financial strain. At age 65, out … alone accounts for 18% of the social costs of financing Medicare. This calculation ignores the benefits of reduced financial … strain and direct health improvements due to Medicare …

We examine whether obtaining prescription drug insurance through the Medicare Part D program affected hospital … Medicare beneficiaries and exploit the natural experiment of Medicare Part D to obtain estimates of the effect of prescription … Medicare Part D was associated with an 8% decrease in the number of hospital admissions, a 7% decrease in Medicare expenditures …

before and after the establishment of the Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS). Comparing persons above and below age 65 …