Long-term health care: is social insurance desirable?

Jagadeesh Gokhale and Lydia K. Leovic

Economic Commentary, 1993, issue Dec

Abstract: A look at why the private insurance market has failed to cover long-term care risks adequately, and an evaluation of several proposals for funding such care through social insurance.

Keywords: Medical; care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1993
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