Does Medicare Part D save lives?

Abe Dunn and Adam Shapiro

No 2015-4, Working Paper Series from Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Abstract: This paper studies the impact of Medicare Part D on mortality for the population over the age of 65. We identify the effects of the reform using variation in drug coverage across counties before the reform was implemented. Studying mortality rates immediately before and after the reform, we find that cardiovascular-related mortality drops significantly in those counties most affected by Part D, while mortality rates for noncardiovascular diseases remain statistically unchanged. Estimates suggest that between 19,000 and 27,000 more individuals were alive in mid-2007 because of the Part D implementation in 2006.

Pages: 65 pages
Date: 2015-09-15
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DOI: 10.24148/wp2015-04

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