Long-Term Care (LTC): Financing Overview and Issues for Congress

Stone, Julie

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Health policy;    Long-term care;    Long-term care facilities;   

RP-ID  :  R40718
RP-ID  :  R40718_2010Feb01

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides an overview oflong-term care (LTC) and an explanation of the nation’s complex financing system of public and private payers. It also describes some of the major challenges facing Congress as it contemplates LTC reform and whether and how to include LTC in health reform legislation.