The onset of Medicare eligibility at age 65 leads to sharp changes in the health insurance
coverage of the US population. These changes lead to increases in the use of medical …

Objectives. To investigate the consequences of endogeneity bias on the estimated effect of
having health insurance on health at age 63 or 64, just before most people qualify for …

This paper exploits a major mid-1990s expansion in the US Department of Veterans Affairs
health care system to provide evidence on the labor market effects of expanding health …

We study the impact of the introduction of one of the major pillars of the social insurance
system in the United States: the introduction of Medicare in 1965. Our results suggest that, in …

Because individuals aged 55-64 face large and uncertain medical expenditures without the
guarantee of public insurance coverage provided by Medicare, the availability of post …

Medicare, which provides health insurance to Americans over the age of 65 and to
Americans living with disabilities, is one of the government s largest social programs. It …

Health insurance characteristics shift at age 65 as most people become eligible for
Medicare. We measure the impacts of these changes on patients who are admitted to …

Background Previously uninsured adults who enroll in the Medicare program at the age of
65 years may have greater morbidity, requiring more intensive and costlier care over …

Objective. To determine the impact of rising health insurance premiums on coverage rates.
Data Sources & Study Setting. Our analysis is based on two cohorts of nonelderly Americans …

This paper examines the impact of supplemental health insurance policy ownership on the
use of health care services by the elderly. It employs a data base consisting of Medicare …