Affiliation:
1. DIW Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Abstract
The comparison of long-term care (LTC) expenditures is a difficult task. National LTC systems differ widely in terms of eligibility criteria, level of benefits, institutional variety and regional heterogeneity. In this commentary I will first give some general remarks on cross country comparisons. Then I discuss the role of the informal sector which is the most important pillar of all LTC systems. I conclude with some background on current developments in Germany. Different from Japan Germany is extending its LTC insurance instead of containing costs.
Publisher
Maad Rayan Publishing Company
Subject
Health Policy,Health Information Management,Leadership and Management,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Health(social science)
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