Germany’s long term care insurance model: Lessons for the united states

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 44-65

  Harrington, Charlene A ^a   Geraedts, Max ^b   Heller, Geoffrey V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL INSURANCE; STATISTICS; TAX; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COST CONTROL; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, LONG-TERM CARE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 0036238586     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3343118     Document Type: Article

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