Open AccessHealth care coverage and use of preventive services among the near elderly in the United States.
Author(s) -
Eve PowellGriner,
Julie Bolen,
Shayne D. Bland
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.89.6.882
Subject(s) - environmental health , medicine , medline , gerontology , public health , health care , family medicine , political science , nursing , law
It has been proposed that individuals aged 55 to 64 years be allowed to buy into Medicare. This group is more likely than younger adults to have marginal health status, to be separating from the workforce, to face high premiums, and to risk financial hardship from major medical illness. The present study examined prevalence of health insurance coverage by demographic characteristics and examined how lack of insurance may affect use of preventive health services.