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ArticleInternational journal of health policy and management2020

Financing Long-term Care: The Role of Culture and Social Norms Comment on "Financing Long-term Care: Lessons From Japan".

Peter Alders, Frederik Schut

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Article in International journal of health policy and management, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Key Issues in Designing Long-term Care Systems: A Response to Recent Commentaries.International journal of health policy and management · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Peter AldersErasmus School of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8901-5107
Frederik SchutErasmus School of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-5748-5403

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Based on the experiences of Japan and Germany, Ikegami argues that middle-income countries should introduce public long-term care insurance (LTCi) at an early stage, before benefits have expanded as a result of ad hoc policy decisions to win popular support. The experience of the Netherlands, however, shows that an early introduction of public LTCi may not prevent, but instead even facilitate later extensions of public coverage. We argue that social norms and cultural values about caring for the elderly might be the main driver of expansions of LTCi coverage. Furthermore, we posit that this expansion may reinforce the social norms supporting it. Hence, politicians and policy-makers should be aware of this possible self-reinforcing effect.

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Long-Term CareSocial NormsAgedGermanyHumansJapanNetherlandsLong-term Care InsurancePublic InsuranceSocial NormsUniversal Coverage

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PMID32331499
PMCPMC7182147

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