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2009•INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and FinancingRequires access

Effect of Prescription Drug Coverage on the Elderly's Use of Prescription Drugs

Nasreen Khan, Robert Kaestner

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This paper evaluates the effect of prescription drug insurance coverage on prescription drug use among the elderly. Estimates were obtained using multivariate regression and a fixed-effects (within-person) research design that controls for unmeasured person-specific effects that may confound the relationships of interest. Estimates showed prescription drug coverage was associated with a 4% to 10% increase in the utilization of prescription drugs, depending on the type and generosity of the coverage.

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This paper evaluates the effect of prescription drug insurance coverage on prescription drug use among the elderly. Estimates were obtained using multivariate regression and a fixed-effects (within-person) research design that controls for unmeasured person-specific effects that may confound the relationships of interest. Estimates showed prescription drug coverage was associated with a 4% to 10% increase in the utilization of prescription drugs, depending on the type and generosity of the coverage.

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This paper evaluates the effect of prescription drug insurance coverage on prescription drug use among the elderly. Estimates were obtained using multivariate regression and a fixed-effects (within-person) research design that controls for unmeasured person-specific effects that may confound the relationships of interest. Estimates showed prescription drug coverage was associated with a 4% to 10% increase in the utilization of prescription drugs, depending on the type and generosity of the coverage.

Key concepts: Medical prescription, Drug, Prescription drug, Medicine, Generosity, Pharmacology, Theology, Philosophy

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