Long-Term Care: Economic Issues and Policy Solutions - Developments in Health Economics and Public Policy 1996 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: 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."

Contributor Bio:  Eisen, Roland Roland Eisen, born in 1941, Professor of Economics at the University of Frankfurt am Main (Germany). Contributor Bio:  Sloan, Frank A Sloan is the J. Alexander McMahon Professor of Health Policy Management and Economics and Director of the Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management at Duke University.