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Funding Long-term Care - The Building Blocks of Reform
09 December 2008
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Like many other countries confronting demographic change, the UK is grappling with the challenge of how to fund long-term care. In the UK, active debate about this topic has been ongoing among policymakers for over a decade.
Many different models of long-term care funding can be conceived, such as universal state-funded free care, social insurance and private sector insurance.
This report identifies, summarizes in simple form and briefly evaluates some of the basic models of long-term funding available; the 'building-blocks' of reform. The paper then explores how different models can be combined and integrated.
The report will be of interest to both a specialist and general readership, especially those seeking an overview of the topic.
If you would like to comment on the paper, you can post your thoughts on the ILC-UK Blog under the title heading: "The Building Blocks of Long-term Care Funding".
Author: James Lloyd, Head of Policy & Research, ILC-UK
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