Long-Term Care In The United States: An Overview

Autor:	Harriet L. Komisar, Marlene Niefeld, Judith Feder
Rok vydání:	2000
Předmět:	education.field_of_study Government Economic growth business.industry Health Policy media_common.quotation_subject Population MEDLINE Unmet needs Long-term care State (polity) Health care Medicine business education Key policy media_common
Zdroj:	Health Affairs. 19:40-56
ISSN:	1544-5208 0278-2715
Popis:	Although long-term care receives far less U.S. policy attention than health care does, long-term care matters to many Americans of all ages and affects spending by public programs. Problems in the current long-term care system abound, ranging from unmet needs and catastrophic burdens among the impaired population to controversies between state and federal governments about who bears responsibility for meeting them. As the population ages, the pressure to improve the system will grow, raising key policy issues that include the balance between institutional and noninstitutional care, assurance of high-quality care, the integration of acute and long-term care, and financing mechanisms to provide affordable protection.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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