Long Term Care Financing Lessons For Low And Middle Income Settings Brief 3 How Countries Finance Long Term Care

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9240090363
Total Pages : 13 pages
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Download or read book Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings. Brief 3. How countries finance long-term care written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2024-03-13 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9240089764
Total Pages : 11 pages
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Download or read book Long-term care financing written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brief is part of a series about financing health and social long-term care: lessons for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Countries take a universal or selective approach, or some mix of the two, in identifying the population that will be covered under LTC programmes. Decisions are based on the economic and social contexts, and LTC is designed with consideration of the existing infrastructure for delivering health and social care. Universal approaches are grounded in the principle of ensuring equal access to health and social care. Selective approaches focus on those in greatest need, primarily those who are low-income. While selective approaches are perceived to cost less, the total costs may be offset by the high cost of implementing means-testing to identify beneficiaries. The selective approach may also result in high levels of unmet needs among people who do not meet the low-income thresholds. Mixed universal and selective approaches enable universal coverage for some services or populations and means-tested eligibility for others; thus, older people may face high payments for some needed services. Many LMICs have initiated mixed approaches to LTC, using public and private resources while building the policies, systems and infrastructure for universal coverage of LTC.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9240086498
Total Pages : 10 pages
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Download or read book Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings. Brief 1. Drivers of the demand for long-term care written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2024-02-02 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brief is part of a series about financing health and social long-term care: lessons for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The number of people aged 65 years and older will increase in LMICs, where most older people will be living by 2050. Many people in LMICs will experience the onset of age-related health problems before the age of 65 years. Long-term care (LTC) can include some acute care medical services delivered in health facilities, but it primarily refers to support provided outside of the health system by caregivers in institutions or at home to allow people to maintain their routine activities. Individuals’ unmet needs increase the demand for LTC. Without formal LTC services and systems, the costs of LTC shift to the family. Informal caregivers, primarily women, may need to reduce their working hours or leave the labour force prematurely, placing pressure on the economy and household resources. The availability of informal caregivers has declined along with decreases in fertility and family sizes, and increased opportunities for women in the formal workforce. In the absence of formal LTC services and systems, individuals seek care in the acute care medical system, which can increase health care costs while offering suboptimal care for older adults. People underestimate their need for LTC, even though many may require intensive support or institutional care that may exceed their income. Given the market failures of LTC insurance, public intervention is well-justified to meet this demand.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9240090622
Total Pages : 12 pages
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Download or read book Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings. Brief 4. Determining the long-term care services covered in the benefits package written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2024-03-13 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 : 924009248X
Total Pages : 14 pages
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Download or read book Long-term care financing written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2024-04-29 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 : 9240094741
Total Pages : 11 pages
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Download or read book Long-term care financing written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2024-05-31 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 : 924009332X
Total Pages : 13 pages
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Download or read book Long-term care financing written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Terence C Cheng
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9240086331
Total Pages : 84 pages
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Download or read book Public provision and financing of long-term care: case studies in middle- and high-income countries written by Terence C Cheng and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As global populations age, governments around the world are investigating how to fund long-term care (LTC) in an equitable and sustainable manner. The research reported here has three objectives: (i) to identify and classify middle-income countries (MICs) and high-income countries (HICs) that have established LTC for older populations; (ii) to describe the financing features and undertake a detailed assessment of the public LTC programmes in these countries; and (iii) to identify and discuss the benefits, disadvantages and challenges of the different public LTC financing strategies, based on the experiences of high-income countries and on observations of the reviewed countries. The public LTC financing system of 13 countries is reviewed: five HICs (Australia, Japan, the Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Singapore and Uruguay), and eight MICs (China, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Serbia, South Africa and Thailand). Although information on LTC expenditure is not consistently reported or available for all countries, the 13 reviewed countries vary considerably in terms of their national income, total spending on health and public share of health care spending. This report concludes with some deliberations and lessons learned on financing options for LTC, specifically for low- and middle-income countries. Overall, the report offers valuable insights into how policy-makers can design effective and sustainable public LTC financing systems, ensuring that individuals and their families receive the necessary support and assistance to lead dignified lives as they age.

Author : Mark Merlis
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Total Pages : 48 pages
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Download or read book Financing Long-term Care in the Twenty-first Century written by Mark Merlis and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Karen Stevenson Brown
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 470 pages
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Download or read book Guide to Long Term Care Financial Management written by Karen Stevenson Brown and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2001 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long term care and senior housing are two of the fastest growing industries in the United States. In addition to the demographic impact of the growing number of elderly people needing care today, baby boomers are increasingly conscious of housing and care issues as they confront the aging of their parents and consider their own future needs. As a result, the work of industry management is increasingly complex and demanding. Here is the only book that specifically addresses the professional financial management issues of long term care providers. Guide to Long Term Care Financial Management provides training and technical information for professional financial managers working in senior housing and health care. This indispensable resource covers the many aspects of this huge and fragmented but increasingly crucial field. It provides extensive information on issues such as licensing requirements and Medicaid coverage and eligibility issues, plus: Addresses the many regulations, reimbursement, and operational issues related to the long-term care industry on a state-by-state basis Includes detailed technical information for experienced financial professionals as well as training materials Contains tables, checklists, statistical data, forms, and illustrations Produces annual supplements that cover new trends and changes in the marketplace Internal accountants and managers, external auditors and accounting consultants , financial managers at hospitals and health systems, finance professionals at insurance companies and managed care organizations, financial analysts at investment brokerage firms, and all the many others involved in long term health care and senior housing management will find Guide to Long Term Care Financial Management an invaluable tool.