Sustainability of comprehensive universal long-term care insurance in the Netherlands

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 411-435

  Schut, Frederik T ^a   van den Berg, Bernard ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health care reform; Long term care; Social health insurance; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; EXPENDITURE; FINANCIAL PROVISION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; INSURANCE SYSTEM; OECD; POLICY REFORM; SERVICE PROVISION; SUSTAINABILITY; WELFARE PROVISION; WELFARE REFORM;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 77955158084     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2010.00721.x     Document Type: Article

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