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Long-term health care: is social insurance desirable?


Abstract: A look at why the private insurance market has failed to cover long-term care risks adequately, and an evaluation of several proposals for funding such care through social insurance.

Keywords: Medical care;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Part of Series: Economic Commentary

Publication Date: 1993

Issue: Dec

Order Number: 2