Document Type
Report
Publication Date
7-31-2004
Abstract
The aging of the nation’s population will create a surge in the need for long-term care services, putting pressure on existing funding sources and fueling demand for more. This paper examines one financing option—private long-term care insurance—and summarizes its brief history and the several critical precedents that have influenced the products as currently sold. Other topics discussed include the challenges to encouraging sales growth as well as increasing the role of this type of insurance in paying for long-term care.
Recommended Citation
Desonia, Randy, "The Promise and the Reality of Long-Term Care Insurance" (2004). National Health Policy Forum. Paper 125.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/sphhs_centers_nhpf/125
Open Access
yes
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