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The Impact Of Medicare Part D On Mortality And Financial Stability, Katherine Toran
The Impact Of Medicare Part D On Mortality And Financial Stability, Katherine Toran
Theses and Dissertations--Economics
Using the Health and Retirement Study Panel core files from 1996 to 2014, I analyze how Medicare Part D impacted access to prescription drug coverage by various demographic factors such as race, gender, and income. In Chapter 1, I find the highest take-up rates for those who were white, female, and with higher incomes. However, increases in coverage were high across the board, such that Medicare Part D also improved drug insurance coverage for those who were black, male, and with lower income. Thus, although Medicare Part D did increase prescription drug insurance coverage for seniors across the board, I …