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- Title
Legislating for Care: A Comparative Analysis of Long‐term Care Insurance Laws in Japan and Germany.
- Authors
WEBB, Philippa
- Abstract
Populations throughout the developed world are dramatically ageing owing to rapid declines in fertility and mortality. Providing long‐term care to the growing numbers of frail elderly people will be a vital public policy challenge in the decades ahead. Japan and Germany are among the few countries that have met this challenge by introducing comprehensive legislation directed at long‐term care. This paper reviews the differences between these Long‐term Care Insurance Laws, with a focus on the availability of a cash allowance for people receiving family‐based care. It reflects on the social, political and economic context of the laws, characterizes each system and points out the inherent difficulties on each side.
- Subjects
JAPAN; GERMANY; LONG-term care insurance -- Law &; legislation; OLDER people; HEALTH insurance; INSURANCE law
- Publication
Social Science Japan Journal, 2003, Vol 6, Issue 1, p39
- ISSN
1369-1465
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ssjj/6.1.39