Long Term Care Section Resources

Consumer Perspectives

• Long term care awareness and planning behavior – findings from the ASPE study
• Impact of LTC needs on retirement preparedness – Society of Actuaries Retirement Security Monograph
• Readiness for retirement – NBER policy report

Risks And Costs

• Measuring the need for long term care – ASPE issues brief
• Issues in aging – White House Conference on Aging Report 2015
• Long term care costs by state and region – Genworth Cost of Care Study, 2016
• Lifetime risks and costs of needing LTC – ASPE policy brief

Family Caregivers

• Informal (family) caregiving in the US – AARP Public Policy Institute
• Issues in caregiver health– Family Caregiver Alliance

Claims And Underwriting

• Issues in underwriting for LTC
• Value of LTC insurance for claimants – Gerontologist
• Claimant behavior – ASPE study

Public Policy

• LTSS Finance Reform – report of The Financing Collaborative
• The CLASS Act reform proposal – Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief
• Microsimulation analysis for financing LTSS reform  - Urban Institute
• Analysis of alternative LTSS finance reforms – Health Affairs
• Funding LTC Abroad
• LTSS financing – Generations
• Current Issues in LTC Financing – The SCAN Foundation
• Options for LTSS Financing – The SCAN Foundation
• How long term care insurance can help reduce costs of care at end of life – publication
• Medicaid basics – Kaiser Family Foundation
• Characteristics of LTSS across the states – AARP 2017 Scorecard
• Medicaid spend down – RTI publication

Industry/Product Issues

• Factors influencing LTC insurers to exit the market – ASPE policy brief
• Analysis and recommendations for LTSS finance reform – Bipartisian Policy Center Report
• Improving the private LTCI market – The SCAN Foundation Issue Brief
• Cash vs. Service reimbursement design in LTCI – ASPE issue brief
• Factors influencing voluntary LTCI participation rates – EBRI report
• What we know about buyers and non-buyers of private LTC insurance – AHIP report