Long-term care: who gets it, who provides it, who pays, and how much?
Health Aff (Millwood)
; 29(1): 11-21, 2010.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20048355
ABSTRACT
Long-term care in the United States is needed by 10.9 million community residents, half of them nonelderly, and 1.8 million nursing home residents, predominantly elderly. Ninety-two percent of community residents receive unpaid help, while 13 percent receive paid help. Paid community-based long-term care services are primarily funded by Medicaid or Medicare, while nursing home stays are primarily paid for by Medicaid plus out-of-pocket copayments. Per person expenditures are five times as high, and national expenditures three times as high, for nursing home residents compared to community residents. This suggests that a redistribution of spending across care settings might produce substantial savings or permit service expansions.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cost Savings
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Health Expenditures
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Long-Term Care
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Community Health Services
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Deductibles and Coinsurance
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Nursing Homes
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Health Aff (Millwood)
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States