Is Public Long-Term Care Insurance Necessary?


Abstract:

This paper examines the need for public LTC (Long Term Care) insurance within an overlapping generations model. The discussion revolves around two items: financing methods and inefficiency caused by the individual behavior regarding health investment under a privately provided LTC insurance system. Our analysis shows that this inefficiency is improved by introducing public LTC insurance.


JEL Classification : H51, I11


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