Older Americans’ health and the Great Recession

We use 2009 American Association for Retired Persons and Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data to determine how older Americans respond to job loss, decreases in housing and financial wealth, and threats to health insurance. Some respond by leaving prescriptions unfilled, postponing needed he...

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Veröffentlicht in:Review of economics of the household 2015-06, Vol.13 (2), p.413-436
Hauptverfasser: Hyclak, Thomas J., Meyerhoefer, Chad D., Taylor, Larry W.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We use 2009 American Association for Retired Persons and Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data to determine how older Americans respond to job loss, decreases in housing and financial wealth, and threats to health insurance. Some respond by leaving prescriptions unfilled, postponing needed health care, and/or stopping 401K contributions. The MEPS confirms our conclusions about the importance of job loss and health insurance for those 45 years old and older. Furthermore, direct measures of mental well-being from the MEPS demonstrate the negative impact of the Great Recession. Overall, our study fills a gap in the economics literature on the well-being of older citizenry during economic recession.
ISSN:1569-5239
1573-7152
DOI:10.1007/s11150-013-9197-6