Long-Term Care: Economic Issues and Policy Solutions

Abstract

Introduction R. Eisen, F.A. Sloan. Part One: International Comparisons. 1. An International Comparison of Trends in Disability-Free Life Expectancy. 2. Possibilities and Problems in a Cross-Country Comparative Analysis of Long-Term Care Systems T.O. Edvartsen. Part Two: Empirical Research into the Demand and Provision of Long-Term Care Services. 3. Effects of Strategic Behavior and Public Subsidies on Families' Savings and Long-Term Care Decisions F.A. Sloan, et al. 4. Women's Role in the Provision of Long-Term Care, Financial Incentives, and the Future Financing of Long-Term Care S. Nocera, P. Zweifel. 5. Determinants of Institutionalization in Old Age T. Klein. 6. The Impact of the Community Long-Term Care Insurance Law on Services for the Elderly in Israel D. Naon. 7. The Effect of Public Provision of Home Care on Living and Care Arrangements: Evidence from the Channeling Experiment P. Kemper, L.E. Pezzin. Part Three: Germany - A Model for Dealing with the Problems of Long-Term Care? 8. Social Protection for Dependence in Old Age: The Case of Germany B. Schulte. 9. Determining the Long-Term Care Needs of Individuals Living in Private Households: Results from a Survey U. Schneekloth. 10. The Long-Term Costs of Public Long-Term Care Insurance in Germany. Some Guesstimates W. Schmahl, H. Rothgang. Part Four: Theoretical Issues and Policy Recommendations. 11. Long-Term Care Insurance and Trust Saving in a Two-Generation Model P. Zweifel, W. Struwe. 12. Long-Term Care - An Inter- and IntragenerationalDecision Model R. Eisen, H.-C. Mager. 13. The Assessment and the Regulation of Quality in Long-Term Care G. Johne. 14. Almost Optimal Social Insurance for Long-Term Care M.V. Pauly. Subject Index.