Does independent needs assessment limit use of publicly financed long-term care?

Canadian opinions on publicly financed dental care.

BACKGROUND Inequalities in oral health and care are long recognized in Canada, with public health environments increasingly focusing on issues of equity and access to care. How does Canada publicly insure for diseases that are largely preventable, minimally experienced by the majority, but that still cause tremendous suffering among the socially marginalized? We consider this dynamic by asking ...

Capitated Payment Approaches for Medicaid-Financed Long-Term Care Services

In the following analysis, the authors examine the capitated payment approaches for long-term care (LTC) services of five programs: the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), the Arizona Long-Term Care System (ALTCS), the Texas STAR + PLUS, the Minnesota Senior Health Option (MSHO), and the Monroe County Continuing Care Networks (CCNs) in New York. The authors describe key aspect...

The Evolution of Long-term Care Programs; Comment on “Financing Long-term Care: Lessons From Japan”

The need for long-term care (LTC) represents a “new social risk,” one that overlaps with and complements systems of care that pre-date such programs, complicating LTC program design. This commentary expands on Ikegami’s discussion of how these structural factors must be accommodated, as well as historical and cultural factors that influence public expectations of such a...

Long-term care: what Thailand needs?

Results The study found that long-term care was defined as the care provided by formal professional health care staffs and informal staffs to people who were unable to live their lives on their own because of functional limiting health problems such as chronic illnesses in elderly people. The systems of care that affected the quality of life of clients consisted of biological, psychological and...

Current Status of Long-term Care in Taiwan: Transition of Long-term Care Plan From 1.0 to 2.0