Add to ORKGOver the past 4 decades, the poverty rate of theUS elderly population has fallen by more than 60%, and the most recent data (2005) show that only about 1 of every 10 people aged 65 and older (3.6 million) earned less than the poverty level.1 Yet, the poverty rate of elderly widows is 3 times higher than that of elderly married women.2 Recent studies pro-vide convincing evidence that out-of-pocket health care expenditures incurred prior to the death of a spouse are partially responsible for the impoverish-ment of the surviving spouse.3, 4 As much as one fourth of the increase in elderly poverty after widowhood has been attributed to end-of-life (EOL) out-of-pocket health care expenditures.2 This added financial burden may also be related to ...
The observation that average health care expenditure rises with age generally leads experts and laym...
Dying patients and their families often face an added burden of economic hardship, especially if the...
Despite the presence of Medicare, out-of-pocket medical spending is a large expenditure risk facing ...
Several categories of medical expenditures are not covered by Medicare, including prescription drug...
International audienceOnly few studies outside of the US have addressed the issue of out-of-pocket p...
We analyzed the economic consequences of a husband’s death using events that occurred between the f...
Using data from the Asset and Health Dynamics of the Oldest Old survey, the authors find that the as...
Despite the presence of Medicare, out-of-pocket medical spending is a large expenditure risk facing ...
Research suggests that widows and widowers experience substantial economic vulnerability. Using nati...
This paper constructs a rich model of saving for retired single peo-ple. Our framework allows for be...
In ageing populations, informal care holds great potential to limit rising health care expenditure. ...
Background: In ageing populations, informal care holds great potential to limit rising health care e...
Correlation between the increase in healthcare expenditure, concerning all developed countries, and ...
<br>Background: Health care expenditure (HCE) is not distributed evenly over a person’s life c...
These findings provide new insights into the risk and prevalence of poverty in the last year of life...
The observation that average health care expenditure rises with age generally leads experts and laym...
Dying patients and their families often face an added burden of economic hardship, especially if the...
Despite the presence of Medicare, out-of-pocket medical spending is a large expenditure risk facing ...
Several categories of medical expenditures are not covered by Medicare, including prescription drug...
International audienceOnly few studies outside of the US have addressed the issue of out-of-pocket p...
We analyzed the economic consequences of a husband’s death using events that occurred between the f...
Using data from the Asset and Health Dynamics of the Oldest Old survey, the authors find that the as...
Despite the presence of Medicare, out-of-pocket medical spending is a large expenditure risk facing ...
Research suggests that widows and widowers experience substantial economic vulnerability. Using nati...
This paper constructs a rich model of saving for retired single peo-ple. Our framework allows for be...
In ageing populations, informal care holds great potential to limit rising health care expenditure. ...
Background: In ageing populations, informal care holds great potential to limit rising health care e...
Correlation between the increase in healthcare expenditure, concerning all developed countries, and ...
<br>Background: Health care expenditure (HCE) is not distributed evenly over a person’s life c...
These findings provide new insights into the risk and prevalence of poverty in the last year of life...
The observation that average health care expenditure rises with age generally leads experts and laym...
Dying patients and their families often face an added burden of economic hardship, especially if the...
Despite the presence of Medicare, out-of-pocket medical spending is a large expenditure risk facing ...