Presentation from 2009 long term care insurance conference in Reno, discussing (among other things) how private LTC insurance works in countries with publicly-sponsored LTC insurance. Both Germany (where the introduction of the public system generated substantial increases in private insurance) and France are very interesting. France has a publlic system with features similar to the CLASS Act: a cash benefit is paid for those with qualifying ADLs (and IADLs). Private LTCi wraps around this and those policies are growing at a remarkable 15%/year. There are about 3 million private policies in France, compared to about 9-10 Million in the US, but the US population is much more than 3 times the size of france.
12 page chapter on Long-term Care from the Alliance for Health Reform, COVERING HEALTH ISSUES, 5TH EDITION . This chapter covers cost and financing of long-term care, likely policy debates, tips for reporters, story ideas, and experts and web sites
Apr 8, 2009 1:01 PM
Annie Acosta
Modeling a New Long-Term Care Financin Framework: Moran Company Report on the AAHSA Long-Term Care Solution View
12 page booklet by AAHSA outlining problems encountered in obtaining LTSS and policy recommendations.
New Poll Shows Americans More Likely to Favor Health Care Reform if it Improves Coverage for Long-Term Care Services Support for Improved Coverage Cuts Across Gender, Age, Income, and Party Lines
6 page report on SCAN Foundation poll results showing Americans are more likely to favor health care reform if it improves coverage for long-term care services
State Medicaid Expenditures for Long Term Care: 2008-2027 View
81 page report by Strategic Affairs Forecasting that examines the continued sharp increase in demand for long term services and its impact on state budgets
19 page report by the Moran Company. Objective was to build a model that
would calculate the premiums required to support specified benefits and, more generally, allow AAHSA to explore rigorously the tradeoffs between key parameters and explore potential variations in policy initiatives.
