Family spillovers of long-term care insurance

Authors: N. B. Coe; G. S. Goda and C. van Houtven                      Published: August 2015

The paper explores how long-term care insurance (LTCI) affects family outcomes expected to be sensitive to LTCI, including utilization of informal care and spillover effects on children. The findings suggest that  significant economic gains from private LTCI could accrue to the younger generation.

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