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Medicare And Inequalities In Health Outcomes: The Case Of Breast Cancer

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  • Carol Rapaport

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This article evaluates whether expanding Medicare to cover those between ages 55 and 64 will improve the health status of these near‐elderly individuals. We compare the experiences of near‐elderly and elderly women with breast cancer and pay special attention to those demographic groups traditionally thought to be disadvantaged. Using unique individual‐level data from the National Cancer Institute, we find that expanding Medicare does not improve the probability that a black woman will have her cancer diagnosed early. However, if she does happen to be diagnosed early, a discretE‐time hazard model of survival finds that the price effects of insurance will improve her odds of survival.

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  • Sandra L. Decker & Carol Rapaport, 2002. "Medicare And Inequalities In Health Outcomes: The Case Of Breast Cancer," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 20(1), pages 1-11, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:coecpo:v:20:y:2002:i:1:p:1-11
    DOI: 10.1093/cep/20.1.1
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    1. David Card & Carlos Dobkin & Nicole Maestas, 2009. "Does Medicare Save Lives?," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 124(2), pages 597-636.
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    3. Sandra Decker & Carol Rapaport, 2002. "Medicare and Disparities in Women's Health," NBER Working Papers 8761, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

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