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来源类型 | Journal Article |
规范类型 | 其他 |
Medical Spending and the Health of the Elderly | |
Robert A. Berenson; Jack Hadley; Timothy A. Waidmann; Stephen Zuckerman | |
发表日期 | 2011-06-29 |
出版年 | 2011 |
语种 | 英语 |
概述 | Using data from 17,438 elderly Medicare beneficiaries, we estimated the relationship between variations in medical spending and health outcomes. We used instrumental variable estimation to identify the relationships between spending over 3 years and health status at the end of the period. We found a positive and statistically significant relationship between medical spending and improved health, measured in both |
摘要 | Using data from 17,438 elderly Medicare beneficiaries, we estimated the relationship between variations in medical spending and health outcomes. We used instrumental variable estimation to identify the relationships between spending over 3 years and health status at the end of the period. We found a positive and statistically significant relationship between medical spending and improved health, measured in both the probability of survival and an index incorporating overall health status and activity limitations. Our findings imply that across-the-board reductions in Medicare spending may result in poorer health for some beneficiaries, and that more careful identification of unnecessary spending is important.
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主题 | Aging ; Health and Health Policy |
URL | https://www.urban.org/research/publication/medical-spending-and-health-elderly |
来源智库 | Urban Institute (United States) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/477390 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Robert A. Berenson,Jack Hadley,Timothy A. Waidmann,et al. Medical Spending and the Health of the Elderly. 2011. |
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