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The new long-term care insurance program in Germany
- Author:
- ADALBERT Evers
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 10(1), 1998, pp.77-98.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Describes the new Long-Term Care Insurance Program (LTCI), which has been operational in Germany since 1995, as well as the policy issues leading to its enactment. Focuses on entitlement criteria and reimbursement rules and the ways they influence the conditions and quality of the professional care delivered and the impact of cash as an alternative choice to services.