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来源类型 | Brief |
规范类型 | 简报 |
Is Private Long-Term Care Insurance the Answer? | |
Richard W. Johnson; Cori E. Uccello | |
发表日期 | 2005-03-01 |
出版年 | 2005 |
语种 | 英语 |
概述 | The cost of long-term care, which already strains government and family budgets, is expected to soar in a few decades when the Baby Boomers begin to reach their 80s. Private insurance is often touted as a possible solution to the looming crisis. This brief describes private long-term care insurance and some of the advantages and disadvantages of coverage. Despite ongoing efforts to promote private long-term care |
摘要 | The cost of long-term care, which already strains government and family budgets, is expected to soar in a few decades when the Baby Boomers begin to reach their 80s. Private insurance is often touted as a possible solution to the looming crisis. This brief describes private long-term care insurance and some of the advantages and disadvantages of coverage. Despite ongoing efforts to promote private long-term care insurance, widespread coverage faces a number of significant hurdles, including the affordability of coverage, uncertainty about future premium increases, and the disincentives created by the availability of Medicaid coverage.
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主题 | Aging ; Health and Health Policy |
URL | https://www.urban.org/research/publication/private-long-term-care-insurance-answer |
来源智库 | Urban Institute (United States) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/475308 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Richard W. Johnson,Cori E. Uccello. Is Private Long-Term Care Insurance the Answer?. 2005. |
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1000795-Is-Private-L(48KB) | 智库出版物 | 限制开放 | CC BY-NC-SA | 浏览 |
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