Using data from the 1998 Wave of the Health and Retirement Study, we examine the effect of social interactions on the … health insurance choices of the elderly. We find that having more social interactions, as measured by contacts with friends … the health insurance choices of the elderly and provide suggestive evidence that word-of-mouth information sharing may …

both mental and physical health. In addition, individuals feel less financially constrained and are more optimistic about …

estimate the health-consumption effects of a 4-month increase in retirement age. We focus on individuals who were close to … and non-hospital health-care expenses, we show that the probability of having at least one sickness absence increases for … health expense claims, in particular in the lower part of the expenditure distribution. …

We examine respondents in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to observe how their financial situations unfolded as …

highest rates of many health conditions for which marijuana may be an effective treatment. We use the Health and Retirement …

alternatives and/or where attributes of alternatives are difficult to understand. We focus on choices about health insurance …, health care, and retirement planning, all of which are very important for the well-being of the elderly. Our review suggests …

This paper studies empirically the consequences of retirement on health. We make use of a targeted retirement offer to … was 60 years of age. Estimating the effect of the offer on individuals' health within the age range 56-70, we find support … government health care expenditures. …

This paper estimates the causal effect of income on health outcomes of the elderly and investigates underlying … measures of physical health, cognitive function, and psychological well-being of the rural elderly, and also reduced mortality … pension income in multiple ways: improved nutrition intake, better accessibility to health care, increased informal care …