Journal Article
Analyzing the relationship between health insurance, health costs, and health care utilization
Abstract: Using data the Health and Retirement Survey and the Assets and Health Dynamics among the Oldest Old, this article provides an empirical analysis of the determinants of whether an individual purchases health insurance. The authors describe the relationship between health costs and health care utilization of individuals aged 50 and explore how these factors vary with access to health insurance.
Keywords: Medicare; Medical care, Cost of;
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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Part of Series: Economic Perspectives
Publication Date: 2002
Volume: 26
Issue: Q III