The role of private insurance in financing long-term care
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Issue in brief (Center for Retirement Research)
- Contributor(s):
- Gleckman, Howard. Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
- Publication:
- Chestnut Hill, MA : Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, c2007
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Financing, Personal Insurance, Long-Term Care -- economics Long-Term Care -- economics Aged Forecasting Health Services Needs and Demand -- trends Long-Term Care -- trends Humans United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Private insurance currently plays a small, but potentially important role in financing the long-term care of the elderly in the United States. Some believe it can be a significant element in a restructured long-term care financing system. However, to date, the demand for such insurance has been modest. This brief will discuss the potential benefits of long-term care insurance, review its current structure and status, and explore possible explanations for low takeup rates. Finally, it will consider future issues surrounding the role of this product.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 10 p.
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101469330 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101469330