13. The Narrowing Dispersion of Medicare Expenditures 1997 to 2005

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Introduction 1
5. I. Disability, Work, and Retirement
6. 1. New Age Thinking: Alternative Ways of Measuring Age, Their Relationship to Labor Force Participation, Government Policies, and GDP 17
7. 2. Work Disability: The Effects of Demography, Health, and Disability Insurance 37
8. 3. Labor Market Status and Transitions during the Pre- Retirement Years: Learning from International Differences 63
9. II. Education and Disability
10. 4. The Education Gradient in Old Age Disability 101
11. 5. Social Interactions and Smoking 123
12. 6. Education and the Prevalence of Pain 145
13. III. Economic Circumstances and Health
14. 7. Aging and Death under a Dollar a Day 169
15. 8. What’s Past Is Prologue: The Impact of Early Life Health and Circumstance on Health in Old Age 211
16. 9. Income, Aging, Health, and Well-Being around the World: Evidence from the Gallup World Poll 235
17. IV. Retirement Saving
18. 10. The Rise of 401(k) Plans, Lifetime Earnings, and Wealth at Retirement 271
19. 11. The Impact of Employer Matching on Savings Plan Participation under Automatic Enrollment 311
20. 12. Housing Price Volatility and Downsizing in Later Life 337
21. V. Medicare
22. 13. The Narrowing Dispersion of Medicare Expenditures 1997 to 2005 387
23. 14. Mind the Gap! Consumer Perceptions and Choices of Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans 413
24. Contributors 485
25. Author Index 489
26. Subject Index 493