Long-term care policy and financing as a public or private matter in the United States

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 35-51

  Yee, Donna L ^a  

^a Asian Community Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term care financing; Long term care insurance; Private public roles

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; FINANCIAL PROVISION; INSURANCE SYSTEM; POLICY STRATEGY; SOCIAL POLICY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LAW; LONG TERM CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; PATIENT FREEDOM OF CHOICE LAWS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035747294     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v13n02_04     Document Type: Article

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