Impact of drug coverage on medical expenditures among the elderly.
Health Care Financ Rev
; 29(1): 103-18, 2007.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18624083
ABSTRACT
Our study compares expenditures for Medicare covered medical services among enrollees in three State pharmacy assistance programs with spending among low-income residents eligible or near-eligible for, but not enrolled in such State-sponsored programs after controlling for between-group differences in demographic, socioeconomic, health status, and insurance status characteristics. We estimate a two-part model in total and by type of service (inpatient, outpatient, and professional) and chronic condition (hypertension, heart disease, and arthritis). We find that drug coverage has no discernible effect on the use and cost of inpatient services, but is associated with a statistically significant increase in Medicare spending for physician services.
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Temas:
ECOS
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Aspectos_gerais
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Equidade_desigualdade
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Financiamentos_gastos
Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Gastos em Saúde
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Cobertura do Seguro
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Medicare Part D
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Honorários Farmacêuticos
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Serviços de Saúde para Idosos
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
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Patient_preference
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Care Financ Rev
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos