Impact of long-term care insurance on health inequality in older adults in China based on the concentration index approach.
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DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihad025
Abstract: BACKGROUND Several studies have shown that social security would reduce health inequalities. However, little was known about the relationship between long-term care insurance and health inequality. We aimed to evaluate the impact of long-term care… read more here.
Keywords: long term; health; insurance; term care ... See more keywords
Implementation of geriatric assessment and long-term care insurance system by medical professionals in cancer treatment: a nationwide survey in Japan.
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DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyac020
Abstract: BACKGROUND A questionnaire survey was conducted to assess the implementation status of geriatric assessment in cancer treatment and the potential for collaboration between medical care and the long-term care insurance system. METHODS Questionnaires were sent… read more here.
Keywords: long term; assessment; geriatric assessment; term care ... See more keywords
A cross-sectional survey of consistent rehabilitation through long-term care insurance in Japan: a questionnaire survey
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DOI: 10.1097/ms9.0000000000000199
Abstract: Background: There seems to be a lack of consistency of maintenance/community-based rehabilitation through long-term care insurance. We aimed to clarify whether consistent rehabilitation can be performed through long-term care insurance by questionnaires. Materials and Methods:… read more here.
Keywords: long term; care; rehabilitation; term care ... See more keywords
The Impact of Policy Incentives on Long‐Term Care Insurance and Medicaid Costs: Does Underwriting Matter?
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DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12870
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To test whether underwriting modifies the effect of state-based incentives on individuals' purchase of long-term care insurance. DATA SOURCE Health and Retirement Study (HRS), 1996-2012. STUDY DESIGN We estimated difference-in-difference regression models with an… read more here.
Keywords: long term; term care; insurance; care insurance ... See more keywords
My Wife Is My Insurance Policy: Household Bargaining and Couples’ Purchase of Long-Term Care Insurance
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DOI: 10.1177/01640275211046322
Abstract: This paper examines household decisions over long-term care insurance (LTCI) purchases through a bargaining lens. Long-term care insurance purchase is a discrete decision around which spouses’ interests may diverge substantially. The cost of buying LTCI… read more here.
Keywords: long term; insurance; care; term care ... See more keywords
Ethical value and challenges of long-term care insurance
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DOI: 10.1177/09697330221128905
Abstract: Background Issues of the aging population and disability of older persons have been rapidly developing in China over the past 20 years. Since 2016, the Chinese government has been exploring remedies to alleviate social and… read more here.
Keywords: long term; term care; care insurance;
Increased care-need in older long-term care insurance users after the 2018 Japan Floods: a retrospective cohort study based on the Japanese long-term care insurance claims
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DOI: 10.1265/ehpm.22-00269
Abstract: Background Level of care-need (LOC) is an indicator of elderly person’s disability level and is officially used to determine the care services provided in Japan’s long-term care insurance (LTCI) system. The 2018 Japan Floods, which… read more here.
Keywords: long term; disaster; care; term care ... See more keywords
The Pilot Programme of Long-term Care Insurance in China: Fragmentation and Policy Implications
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DOI: 10.1353/chn.2022.0010
Abstract: Abstract:China implemented a long-term care insurance (LTCI) pilot programme in 15 cities in 2016. This study examines the pilot programme through a systematic literature review and discusses the implications of its implementation in a national… read more here.
Keywords: long term; pilot programme; fragmentation; insurance ... See more keywords
The Impact of the Long-Term Care Insurance on the Medical Expenses and Health Status in China
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.847822
Abstract: Based on the panel data of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2011, 2015, and 2018, this paper used the difference-in-difference (DID) method to evaluate the implementation effect how the Long-Term Care Insurance… read more here.
Keywords: long term; health; medical expenses; expenses health ... See more keywords
Long-term care insurance, mental health of the elderly and its spillovers
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.982656
Abstract: The paper studies the effects of the long-term care insurance (LTCI) program in China on the mental health of older adults and the wellbeing of their families. We employ the staggered difference-in-differences approach based on… read more here.
Keywords: long term; health; mental health; term care ... See more keywords
Role of Private Long-Term Care Insurance in Financial Sustainability for an Aging Society
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DOI: 10.3390/su12218894
Abstract: This work analyzes and quantifies the significance of private long-term care insurance for the elderly in protecting families from the increased expenses derived from dependency. We propose an economic and financial model for consumption and… read more here.
Keywords: long term; term care; care insurance;