health insurance choices of the elderly. We find that having more social interactions, as measured by contacts with friends … and neighbors, reduces the likelihood of enrolling in a Medicare managed care plan relative to purchasing a medigap policy … the health insurance choices of the elderly and provide suggestive evidence that "word-of-mouth" information sharing may …

, health care, and retirement planning, all of which are very important for the well-being of the elderly. Our review suggests … that consumers in general, and the elderly in particular, have great difficulty making optimal choices in these areas. They …

pension income in multiple ways: improved nutrition intake, better accessibility to health care, increased informal care …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 …

health implications of changes in transfer payments to the elderly and for evaluating the benefits of the recently enacted …

an event-time design, I show that elderly mortality in England and Wales declined after the pension was introduced. The …

health implications of changes in transfer payments to the elderly and for evaluating the benefits of the recently enacted …