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The population of the United States, as with the rest of the world, is aging rapidly, with the most rapid growth occurring among the age 85 and older population, those who rely most on long-term care. In this chapter, we review the delivery and financing of long-term care in the U.S. We show...
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The developed world is in the midst of an enormous demographic transition, with life expectancy increasing and fertility falling, leading to a rapid aging of the population. This trend has critical implications for long-term care around the world. This paper serves as the introduction to a...
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insurance coverage and prescription drug expenditures of those 65 and older. Part D is associated with only modest reductions in …
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insurance coverage and prescription drug expenditures of those 65 and older. Part D is associated with only modest reductions in …
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, and the risk of downstream hospitalizations by reducing access to beneficial health care. Surprisingly, we know little … about either of these factors for the elderly, the most intensive consumers of health care in our country. We remedy both of …-elasticities that are similar to those of the famous RAND Health Insurance Experiment (HIE). However, unlike the HIE, we find …
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, and the risk of downstream hospitalizations by reducing access to beneficial health care. Surprisingly, we know little … about either of these factors for the elderly, the most intensive consumers of health care in our country. We remedy both of …-elasticities that are similar to those of the famous RAND Health Insurance Experiment (HIE). However, unlike the HIE, we find …
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rooms. Thus, we find no offset effect in outpatient expenditures. Inpatient admissions and expenditures fell, reducing …
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