Tag: LTSS
People are really confused. We’ve embarked on a host of studies about long-term care. One component of that effort is to assess the public’s understanding of how these costs are financed. A bunch of surveys over the last 10 years indicate that people are confused; most think that Medicare plays a major role. In fact,…
Private long-term care insurance is unlikely to be part of the solution. One of the greatest health-related risks facing older people is the cost of extensive long-term care to help with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, and eating or to deal with dementia or other chronic conditions. We estimate that roughly…
