Aging without Medicare? Evidence from New York City

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ID13776205
AutoresBradford H Gray (Urban Institute, autor de correspondencia), Roberta Scheinmann (0000-0002-0574-0310), Peri Rosenfeld (0000-0002-1213-2807), Ruth Finkelstein (0000-0001-7702-3778)
Año2006
Volumen43
Número3
Páginas211-221
Fecha de publicación2006-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaINQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5034/inquiryjrnl_43.3.211
PMID17176965
OpenAlexW2134173403
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas1

Medicare and Social Security often are assumed to provide universal coverage for the population age 65 and older. Evidence from New York City raises doubts. Data from the Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Social Security Administration, and the U.S. Bureau of the Census provide evidence that 16% to 20% of New York City residents age 65 and older lack such coverage. Noncoverage is not unique to this city, but it may be particularly common there. Noncoverage is pronounced in, but not limited to, certain immigrant groups. Because the population share covered by Medicare increases with age and most hospitalizations not covered by Medicare are paid by Medicaid, Medicaid gradually may be replacing Medicare as the payer for hospitalizations for a substantial share of the 65+ population in New York City

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