Medicare and inequalities in health outcomes: The case of breast cancer

被引：11

作者：

Decker, SL

Rapaport, C

机构：

[1] Int Longev Ctr, New York, NY 10028 USA

[2] Fed Reserve Bank New York, Domest Res Funct, New York, NY 10045 USA

来源：

CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC POLICY | 2002年 / 20卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1093/cep/20.1.1

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This article evaluates whether expanding Medicare to cover those between ages 55 and 64 will improve the health status of these near-elderly individuals. We compare the experiences of near-elderly and elderly women with breast cancer and pay special attention to those demographic groups traditionally thought to be disadvantaged. Using unique individual-level data from the National Cancer Institute, we find that expanding Medicare does not improve the probability that a black woman will have her cancer diagnosed early. However, if she does happen to be diagnosed early, a discrete-time hazard model of survival finds that the price effects of insurance will improve her odds of survival.

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