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Long-Term Care And Elderly Care In Europe: Are They Good Synonyms?

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  • Elenka Brenna

    (Department of Economics and Finance, Universita` Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan)

  • Lara Gitto

    (CEIS EEHTA (Economic Evaluation & Health Technology Assessment), Universita`‘‘Tor Vergata’’, Rome)

Abstract

There is a general consensus, in Europe, in considering LTC public financing as a proxy of the resources committed to elderly care by each Government; the preciseness of this approximation depends on the extent to which LTC is representative of elderly care. We investigate this issue by estimating the resources spent on elderly LTC in Lombardy, an Italian region which, in terms of population, dimension, health care organization and economic development, could be compared to many European countries. Results highlight the absence of an appropriate method for assessing LTC elderly expenditure and suggest that the latter, as reported in international comparisons, is actually overestimated.

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  • Elenka Brenna & Lara Gitto, 2017. "Long-Term Care And Elderly Care In Europe: Are They Good Synonyms?," Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, Vita e Pensiero, Pubblicazioni dell'Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, vol. 125(3), pages 297-314.
    • Handle: RePEc:vep:journl:y:2017:v:125:i:3:p:297-314
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    Keywords

    LTC Financing; Elderly Care; European LTC Policies;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
    • H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

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