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The politics of long-term care
Author(s)	Chris Deeming, Justin Keen
Journal title	Health Care UK : the King's Fund review of health policy, Spring 2001
Pages	pp 78-87
Keywords	Health services ; Services ; Organisation of care ; Long term ; Finance [care].
Annotation	The issues of affordability and equity in the debate on long-term care are outlined, and two scenarios are explored. First, there are some policy options open to the Government, if provided with the opportunity to rethink the financing of long-term care. Second, the authors ask how an unchanged Government position for the financing system in England and Wales could be made to work. Over the long term, they conclude that the system is unlikely to be sustainable, as it introduces new complexities and areas of potential dispute, as well as failing to satisfy demands from the public. In practice, the use of general taxation is likely to be more acceptable than social insurance as a source of funding. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010524201 A
Classmark	L: I: P: 4Q: QC
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