Since 2006 numerous insurers have stopped serving the low-income segment of the Medicare Part D program, forcing millions of beneficiaries to change prescription drug plans.
This paper presents the results of a field experiment in which a random subsample of older workers was given information about key Social Security provisions, while a control group was not.
The widespread geographic variation in Medicare spending has garnered a great deal of attention in the health care reform debate, both as a marker of inefficient resource use and as a window into pote
The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, enacted in 2003, substantially reduced payment rates for chemotherapy drugs administered on an outpatient basis starting in Ja
Objective: To examine the impact of the Medicare drug benefit (Part D) on the distribution of out-of-pocket pharmacy spending among older adults.
Background: Little is known about how Medicare Part D affects the medication refill adherence for cardiovascular and diabetes medications, particularly among beneficiaries without prior drug coverage.
A couple of weeks ago, I learned about “price points” by speaking at a conference for those who design hotels and restaurants.
The positive correlation in utilization and lack of correlation in spending implies an inverse correlation in prices.
Many elderly people spend their final days in nursing homes. For them, high-quality end-of-life care is an important component of their overall care.
Despite recent growing demand from funders and governments, rigorous impact evaluations in Latin America and the Caribbean remain the exception rather than the rule.
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