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From Commission to Commission: Financing Long-Term Care in England

In: Financing Long-Term Care in Europe

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  • Adelina Comas-Herrera

    (London School of Economics and Political Science)

  • Raphael Wittenberg

    (London School of Economics and Political Science)

  • Linda Pickard

    (London School of Economics and Political Science)

Abstract

The financing of long-term care (LTC) has been among the most debated social policy issues in England since at least the mid-1990s (Royal Commission on Long Term Care, 1999; Brooks et al., 2002; JRF, 2006; Wanless et al., 2006, HM Government, 2010a). Underlying the debate are concerns about both the future affordability of LTC and the fairness of the current funding system. The key issue in the financing debate is how far people should fund their own care and how far they should be publicly funded, in particular whether public funds for LTC should benefit only those who cannot afford to pay for themselves (a residual model) or whether free LTC should be a universal entitlement. The debate started from before the establishment of the Royal Commission on Long Term Care (1999) and has continued, more or less unabated, since then.

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  • Adelina Comas-Herrera & Raphael Wittenberg & Linda Pickard, 2012. "From Commission to Commission: Financing Long-Term Care in England," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Joan Costa-Font & Christophe Courbage (ed.), Financing Long-Term Care in Europe, chapter 9, pages 151-169, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-34919-3_9
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230349193_9
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    1. James Gaughan & Hugh Gravelle & Rita Santos & Luigi Siciliani, 2017. "Long-term care provision, hospital bed blocking, and discharge destination for hip fracture and stroke patients," International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer, vol. 17(3), pages 311-331, September.

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