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Financial Hardships Of Medicare Beneficiaries With Serious Illness.
Kyle, Michael Anne; Blendon, Robert J; Benson, John M; Abrams, Melinda K; Schneider, Eric C.
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  • Kyle MA; Michael Anne Kyle ( mkyle@hbs. edu ) is a doctoral student at Harvard Business School and the Interfaculty Initiative in Health Policy, Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • Blendon RJ; Robert J. Blendon is the Richard L. Menschel Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Benson JM; John M. Benson is a senior research scientist in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
  • Abrams MK; Melinda K. Abrams is senior vice president, Delivery System Reform and International Innovations, at the Commonwealth Fund, in New York City.
  • Schneider EC; Eric C. Schneider is senior vice president for policy and research at the Commonwealth Fund.
Health Aff (Millwood) ; 38(11): 1801-1806, 2019 11.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31682505
ABSTRACT
In a national survey, seriously ill Medicare beneficiaries described financial hardships resulting from their illness-despite high beneficiary satisfaction with Medicare overall and the fact that many have supplemental insurance. About half reported a serious problem paying medical bills, with prescription drugs proving most onerous.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Severity of Illness Index / Medicare / Financing, Personal Type of study: Health_economic_evaluation Aspects: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: Health Aff (Millwood) Year: 2019 Document type: Article
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Severity of Illness Index / Medicare / Financing, Personal Type of study: Health_economic_evaluation Aspects: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: Health Aff (Millwood) Year: 2019 Document type: Article