created at age 65 through the qualification for Medicare. Using a novel procedure for identifying age in months from matched … evidence that job mobility increases at the age 65 threshold when Medicare eligibility starts. We also do not find evidence …

Medicare. But do these changes matter for health? We address this question using data on over 400,000 hospital admissions for … age 65, suggesting that the severity of illness is similar for patients on either side of the Medicare threshold. The … Medicare as their primary insurer, and a reduction in the fraction with no coverage. These changes are associated with …