Author: David A. WeaverPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hospital utilization
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Labor Force Participation, Income, and the Use of Short-term Hospitals by the Elderly
Author: David A. WeaverPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hospital utilization
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Labor Force Participation, Income, and the Use of Short-Term Hospitals by the Elderly
Author: David a. WeaverPublisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289129729
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Between 1970 and 1983, the rate at which the elderly were hospitalized grew by over 40 percent, but the rate of hospitalization for the younger population was fairly stable. Past attempts to explain the different patterns among the young and the old have focused on technology, insurance, health status, and the supply of hospital services. These attempts have been largely unsuccessful. In this paper, I examine other possible explanations, namely, that the elderly, who experienced a decline in the rate of participation in the labor force and an increase in income over this period, used increases in available time (i.e., nonwork time) and increases in income to seek out and receive greater amounts of health care. Using an empirical strategy that adequately controls for the health status and insurance status of the subjects under study, I analyze small area data from the state of North Carolina. This approach yields results that indicate labor force status and income are important determinants of hospital use among the elderly.
Retooling for an Aging America
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309131952
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
As the first of the nation's 78 million baby boomers begin reaching age 65 in 2011, they will face a health care workforce that is too small and woefully unprepared to meet their specific health needs. Retooling for an Aging America calls for bold initiatives starting immediately to train all health care providers in the basics of geriatric care and to prepare family members and other informal caregivers, who currently receive little or no training in how to tend to their aging loved ones. The book also recommends that Medicare, Medicaid, and other health plans pay higher rates to boost recruitment and retention of geriatric specialists and care aides. Educators and health professional groups can use Retooling for an Aging America to institute or increase formal education and training in geriatrics. Consumer groups can use the book to advocate for improving the care for older adults. Health care professional and occupational groups can use it to improve the quality of health care jobs.
Family Unit Incomes of the Elderly and Children, 1994
Author: Daniel B. RadnerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Age groups
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Lifetime Redistribution Under the Social Security Program
Author: Dean R. LeimerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disability insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Recent Changes in Earnings Distributions in the U.S.
Author: Kelvin R. UtendorfPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Income distribution
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The Economics of Retirement
Author: Michael Victor LeonesioPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aging
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Life-cycle Aspects of Poverty Among Older Women
Author: Sharmila ChoudhuryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aged women
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Analysis of Social Security Proposals Intended to Help Women
Author: Sharmila ChoudhuryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Older women
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A Structural Model of Social Security's Disability Determination Process
Author: Jianting HuPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disability evaluation
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description