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Illness-engendered poverty among the elderly.

This paper presents an overview of the economic situation of elderly women in the United States. Its focus is on "illness-engendered poverty," a type of poverty that results from the inadequacies of Medicare coverage of long-term care and the subsequent need of many elderly to "spend down" into poverty in order to qualify for means-tested, publicly financed health and social programs. The consequences of Medicaid eligibility requirements and system incentives on the economic and social well-being of older women and their families are discussed.