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| Gender differences in out-of-pocket prescription drug expenditures among the elderly | | Author(s) | Wenhui Wei, Ayse Akincigil, Stephen Crystal |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 28, no 4, July 2006 |
| Pages | pp 427-453 |
| Source | http://www.sagepublications.com |
| Keywords | Drugs ; Expenditure [elderly] ; Older men ; Older women ; Comparison ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Many older people in the US have high out-of-pocket prescription drug (OOP-PD) expenditures, with older women being disproportionately affected. The authors have used Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey data for 1992 to 2000 to examine gender differences in OOP-PD expenditures and burden among community-dwelling older Medicare beneficiaries. Oaxaca-Binder decomposition techniques were used to evaluate the contribution of observed demographic, socio-economic and use factors on the gender gap in OOP-PD expenditure and burden. Among observed characteristics, differences in usage and supplemental insurance coverage were the major drivers of the gender gap in OOP-PD expenditures and burden. Unobservable factors contributed to the majority of the gender gap in OOP-PD expenditures. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060922201 A |
| Classmark | LLD: J3: BC: BD: 48: 7T |
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