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14 Jun 2024
GOLTC Blog Post
International
English
Long-Term Care Financing lessons for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
By the World Health Organization’s Centre for Health Development Why Long-Term Care financing matters for Low- and Middle-Income Countries Long-term care (LTC) systems have received little to no attention in most low- and middle-income countries because population ageing is typically considered a challenge for high-income settings. But population ageing is also a pressing priority in Low- […]
GOLTC Blog Post
23 Feb 2024
Journal article
China
English
Examining the Impact of Long-Term Care Insurance on the Care Burden and Labor Market Participation of Informal Carers: A Quasi-Experimental Study in China
Xingtong Pei, Wei Yang, Mingming Xu, Examining the Impact of Long-Term Care Insurance on the Care Burden and Labor Market Participation of Informal Carers: A Quasi-Experimental Study in China, The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Volume 79, Issue 5, May 2024, gbae023, https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbae023
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20 Dec 2023
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England (UK)
UK
English
The Economic Cost of Unpaid Care to the Public Finances: Inequalities in Welfare Benefits, Forgone Earnings-related Tax Revenue, and Health Service Utilisation.
Cartagena-Farias J, Brimblecombe N. The Economic Cost of Unpaid Care to the Public Finances: Inequalities in Welfare Benefits, Forgone Earnings-related Tax Revenue, and Health Service Utilisation. Social Policy and Society. 2023:1-15. doi:10.1017/S1474746423000477
Journal article
23 Nov 2023
Policy Brief
International
English
Measuring social protection for Long-Term Care
Llena-Nozal A. and Killmeier K (2023) Measuring social protection for Long-Term Care. OEDCD Policy Brief. Mutual learning workshop on adequate social protection in long-term care. https://www.oecd.org/health/Measuring-social-protection-for-long-term-care-Brief.pdf
Policy Brief
21 Sep 2023
Report
South Africa
English
Funding Elder Care in South Africa Report
Report examining funding for care for older people in South Africa Moore, Elena; Kelly, Gabrielle (2023). Funding Elder Care in South Africa Report. University of Cape Town. Report. https://doi.org/10.25375/uct.24146772.v3
Report
06 Jul 2023
Journal article
United States
English
Family spillovers and long-term care insurance
N.B. Coe, G. Goda, C.H. Van Houtven, Family spillovers and long-term care insurance, Journal of Health Economics, Volume 90, 2023, 102781, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2023.102781.
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10 Mar 2023
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Japan
Effects of a financial incentive scheme for dementia care on medical and long-term care expenditures: A propensity score–matched analysis using LIFE study data
Kawabata J, Fukuda H (2023) Effects of a financial incentive scheme for dementia care on medical and long-term care expenditures: A propensity score–matched analysis using LIFE study data. PLoS ONE 18(3): e0282965. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282965
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06 Oct 2022
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Japan
English
Effects of cost sharing on long-term care service utilization among home-dwelling older adults in Japan
Sano K, Miyawaki A, Abe K, Jin X, Watanabe T, Tamiya N, Kobayashi Y, Effects of cost sharing on long-term care service utilization among home-dwelling older adults in Japan, Health Policy, Volume 126, Issue 12, 2022, Pages 1310-1316, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.10.002
Journal article
01 Oct 2022
Report
International
English
Global Report on Long-Term Care Financing
Costa-Font, J., & Raut, N. (2022). Global Report on Long-Term Care Financing. https://extranet.who.int/kobe_centre/sites/default/files/WHO_Report_Draft_Juen2022_r.pdf
Report
22 Sep 2022
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France
English
Do mobile hospital teams in residential aged care facilities increase health care efficiency: an evaluation of French residential care policy
Penneau, A. Do mobile hospital teams in residential aged care facilities increase health care efficiency: an evaluation of French residential care policy. Eur J Health Econ 24, 923–937 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-022-01522-1
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20 May 2022
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Finland
English
Not Free at All: Home Care User Fees in a Nordic Care System
Ilmarinen K, Van Aerschot L, Kröger T. Not Free at All: Home Care User Fees in a Nordic Care System. Social Policy and Society. Published online 2022:1-16. doi:10.1017/S1474746422000240
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19 Aug 2021
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Japan
Republic of Korea
English
Same same but different? Comparing institutional performance in the long-term care systems of Japan and South Korea
Kim, H., Jeon, B., Frisina Doetter, L., Tamiya, N., & Hashimoto, H. (2022). Same same but different? Comparing institutional performance in the long-term care systems of Japan and South Korea. Social Policy & Administration, 56(1), 148–162. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12761
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28 Jul 2021
Report
Ireland
English
Projections of expenditure for primary, community and long-term care in Ireland, 2019-2035, based on the Hippocrates model
Walsh B, Keegan C, Brick A, Connolly S, Bergin A Wren M-A, Lyons S, Hill L, Smith S. 2021. Projections of expenditure for primary, community and long-term care in Ireland, 2019-2035, based on the Hippocrates model. ESRI Research Series Report 126 doi: https://doi.org/10.26504/rs126
Report
17 Feb 2021
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Netherlands
English
The risk protection and redistribution effects of long-term care co-payments
Wouterse B , Hussem A , Wong A . (2022). The risk protection and redistribution effects of long-term care co-payments. Journal of Risk and Insurance, 89, 161–186. https://doi.org/10.1111/jori.12337
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31 Jan 2021
Report
Australia
France
Germany
International
Japan
Netherlands
Republic of Korea
Spain
Sweden
United States
English
Pricing long-term care for older persons
Report describing experiences of high-income countries in financing long-term care, focusing on price setting and sharing experiences of how pricing is used to contribute to broader LTC policy objectives. Includes case studies on Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Republic of Korea, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the United States of America. Barber SL, van Gool K, […]
Report
05 Aug 2020
Journal article
England (UK)
English
The high cost of unpaid care by young people: health and economic impacts of providing unpaid care
Brimblecombe, N., Knapp, M., King, D., Stevens M. and Cartagena-Farias J.. The high cost of unpaid care by young people:health and economic impacts of providing unpaid care. BMC Public Health 20, 1115 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09166-7
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25 Feb 2020
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China
English
An Initial Analysis of the Effects of a Long-Term Care Insurance on Equity and Efficiency: A Case Study of Qingdao City in China
Yang, W., Chang, S., Zhang, W., Wang, R., Mossialos, E., Wu, X., Cui, D., Li, H., & Mi, H. (2021). An Initial Analysis of the Effects of a Long-Term Care Insurance on Equity and Efficiency: A Case Study of Qingdao City in China. Research on Aging, 43(3-4), 156-165. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027520907346
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17 Dec 2019
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Ireland
English
Factors influencing the cost of care and admission to long-term care for people with dementia in Ireland
Walsh, S., Pertl, M., Gillespie, P., Lawlor, B., Brennan, S., & O’Shea, E. (2019). Factors influencing the cost of care and admission to long-term care for people with dementia in Ireland. Aging & Mental Health, 25(3), 512–520. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2019.1699901
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14 Nov 2019
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China
English
Care providers, access to care, and the Long-term Care Nursing Insurance in China: An agent-based simulation
Shuang Chang, Wei Yang, Hiroshi Deguchi. Care providers, access to care, and the Long-term Care Nursing Insurance in China: An agent-based simulation, Social Science & Medicine, Volume 244, 2020, 112667, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112667
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01 Nov 2016
Slide deck
Japan
English
Long-Term Care Insurance System of Japan
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan. (2016). Long-term care insurance system of Japan. Available at: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/policy/care-welfare/care-welfare-elderly/dl/ltcisj_e.pdf (accessed 14 July 2023).
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Ireland
English
Public preferences for services and supports aimed at Family Carers of People with Dementia: A Discrete Choice Experiment
Teahan Á, Walsh S, Doherty E, O’Shea E 2021. Public preferences for services and supports aimed at Family Carers of People with Dementia: A Discrete Choice Experiment. Social Science and Medicine, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114359
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