Affiliation:
1. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and Canon Institute for Global Studies
2. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Abstract
Nursing home risk is significant and costly. Yet, most Americans pay for long-term care (LTC) expenses out-of-pocket. This chapter examines reforms to both public and private LTCI provision using a structural model of the US LTCI market. Three policies are considered: universal public LTCI, no public LTCI coverage, and a policy that exempts asset holdings from the public insurance asset test on a dollar-for-dollar basis with private LTCI coverage. We find that this third reform enhances social welfare and creates a vibrant private LTCI market while preserving the safety net provided by public insurance to low-income individuals.
Publisher
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
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