Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/214636 
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2020
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[Journal:] International Journal of Health Policy and Management [ISSN:] 2322-5939 [Volume:] 9 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] Kerman University of Medical Sciences [Place:] Kerman, Iran [Year:] 2020 [Pages:] 80-82
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Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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The comparison of long-term care (LTC) expenditures is a difficult task. National LTC systems differ widely in terms of eligibility criteria, level of benefits, institutional variety and regional heterogeneity. In this commentary I will first give some general remarks on cross country comparisons. Then I discuss the role of the informal sector which is the most important pillar of all LTC systems. I conclude with some background on current developments in Germany. Different from Japan Germany is extending its LTC insurance instead of containing costs.
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Long-term care
Social insurance
International comparison
Public expenditures
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