European long-term care programs: lessons for community living assistance services and supports?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To uncover lessons from abroad for Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS), a federally run voluntary public long-term care (LTC) insurance program created under the Accountable Care Act of 2010.

Data sources

Program administrators and policy researchers from Austria, England, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Study design

Qualitative methods focused on key parameters of cash for care: how programs set benefit levels; project expenditures; control administrative costs; regulate the use of benefits; and protect workers.

Data collection/extraction methods

Structured discussions were conducted during an international conference of LTC experts, followed by personal meetings and individual correspondence.

Principal findings

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SUBMITTER: Nadash P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3447249 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature